Touch PC Interfaces: Cool Idea, Totally Impractical for Personal Use
Since the iPod’s release in 2001, Microsoft’s consumer electronics have often lagged behind Apple’s with respect to technical innovation and style. In order to put a stop to this trend, Microsoft has invested a huge amount of capital into researching promising consumer electronics technologies.
At the All Things Digital Conference, Microsoft showed off the fruits of its renewed concentration on this space when it previewed an exciting new touch screen technology. This technology will be incorporated into PCs through Windows 7, which will utilize a multi-touch interface that allows users to stretch, move, or rotate objects with their fingers. Windows 7 is scheduled to be released in late-2009.
