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MathsIsFun

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Registered: 2005-01-21

Posts: 7,713

Multi-touch displays

Who wants one of these?

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4217348.html

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Ricky

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Registered: 2005-12-04

Posts: 3,791

Re: Multi-touch displays

With the current design, it can't be used in the home.  Uses of computers are too diverse in the home.  I would hate to have to look down at that thing for 5 hours straight while programming.  Could you imagine trying to play a game?  They are going to have to really come up with a total redesign if they want to market that to the individuals.

But.. This is Cool.

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mikau

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Registered: 2005-08-22

Posts: 1,504

Re: Multi-touch displays

hehe! I'd cut off the legs and nail the thing to a wall.

Pretty sweet, though!

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MathsIsFun

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Registered: 2005-01-21

Posts: 7,713

Re: Multi-touch displays

Helsinki already has a multi-touch display here: http://citywall.org/pages/about

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"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..."  - Leon M. Lederman