Will there ever be a UMPC with Multi-touch screen?

[Tosser]

Samsung Q1U or the oqo would be awesome to have if they had a multi-touch screen. I heard a few rumors about multi-touch devices (laptops?) becoming available for a few government agencies; has anyone heard anything about a multi-touch screen equipped consumer laptop?

[Zealot]

I haven;t heard of one available now, but for example the new VooDoo Envy 133 laptop has a multi touch touchpad, HP is already demoing desktop PCs with multi touch screens, the Microsoft Surface (a multi-touch tabletop) is now in heavy demo rotation and Windows 7 has already been announced as being multi-touch enabled.

Multi touch screens are going to be everywhere, including laptops and UMPCs, starting I would predict during Q1 of 09.

Z

[jhoff80]

I haven;t heard of one available now, but for example the new VooDoo Envy 133 laptop has a multi touch touchpad, HP is already demoing desktop PCs with multi touch screens, the Microsoft Surface (a multi-touch tabletop) is now in heavy demo rotation and Windows 7 has already been announced as being multi-touch enabled.

Multi touch screens are going to be everywhere, including laptops and UMPCs, starting I would predict during Q1 of 09.

Z

Am I the only one who thinks multitouch is overrated? Sure, the capacitive touchscreen as opposed to the resistive is nice on the iPhone, but the multitouch feature doesn't appeal to me much at all.

[Composer]

Yeah I don't really care about multi touch screens/touchpads on laptops or what have you. On the Iphone it's nice.... I also saw a Tegra video that was demonstrating it which looked cool. A Nintendo DS would benefit from one I have to say. For typical use I don't really see myself using it often.

[Tosser]

You are right jhoff80, perhaps the laptops and desktops are less desirable platform for multitouch interface. Smaller *handheld* UMPCs probably would benefit from it. I think it would make Samsung Q1u, oqo2 or even the Nokia's N8x0 line much easier to use.

When I had both the N800 and an iPod touch, I really wished that the N800 had the capacitive touchscreen with multitouch interface...

[FlyingAero]

Am I the only one who thinks multitouch is overrated? Sure, the capacitive touchscreen as opposed to the resistive is nice on the iPhone, but the multitouch feature doesn't appeal to me much at all.
Me too...you cant click two things at once on a computer....HP's old touch smart was amazing...the sleek new version cant really go wrong....

[jhoff80]

You are right jhoff80, perhaps the laptops and desktops are less desirable platform for multitouch interface. Smaller *handheld* UMPCs probably would benefit from it. I think it would make Samsung Q1u, oqo2 or even the Nokia's N8x0 line much easier to use.

When I had both the N800 and an iPod touch, I really wished that the N800 had the capacitive touchscreen with multitouch interface...

I have an n800 myself, and like I said I'm all for the capacitive touchscreen, just not multitouch.

[Raggamofyn]

Windows 7 looks like it's going to take full advantage of multi-touch capabilities and I forsee both of them being immensely popular.

[Composer]

For devices that don't have a mouse I can see it being beneficial... that's about it. Some of the things you can do with it are neat though. Smartphones and stuff for sure.

[MathProfJohnson]

hopefully, I would like a bigger version of a iPhone as a mactablet.

[Composer]

hopefully, I would like a bigger version of a iPhone as a mactablet.

Still with the phone capabilities? :eek: I got a weird mental picture of a tablet against someone's head. Bout as bad as when the N-Gage came out.... the taco phone.

[jhoff80]

Still with the phone capabilities? :eek: I got a weird mental picture of a tablet against someone's head. Bout as bad as when the N-Gage came out.... the taco phone.

Bluetooth headsets are much more ubiquitous these days though, so not as big an issue.

[Composer]

I suppose so, but people always look like they're talking to themselves. Have you ever had that happen? Like at a grocery store someone will come up to you and ask what they were suppose to get at the grocery store and you start answering their question only to find out that they were on the phone? Uh.... yeah me either.

[Zealot]

I suppose so, but people always look like they're talking to themselves. Have you ever had that happen? Like at a grocery store someone will come up to you and ask what they were suppose to get at the grocery store and you start answering their question only to find out that they were on the phone? Uh.... yeah me either.

Do you often tell strangers what they have to get at the grocery store?

You need to get out more, friend.

Z

[Composer]

Do you often tell strangers what they have to get at the grocery store?

You need to get out more, friend.

Z

No but I do randomly put obscene items in other people's shopping cart. "Hey I didn't pick out these bananas and baby oil" Oh yes it is a double entendre my friend.

[Zealot]

Oh yes it is a double entendre my friend.

I should hope so...

:rolleyes:

[Waffel1]

Microsoft had made a multi-touch laptop here (http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070620/msr-multi-touch-laptop/).

[FlyingAero]

Microsoft had made a multi-touch laptop here (http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070620/msr-multi-touch-laptop/).
Didn't apple patent multi-touch?

[Composer]

Not sure, were they the first ones with multi touch?

[FlyingAero]

I think they did....I just googled apple multitouch patent

[staker]

It doesnt mean that no one else can make them, surely if a different design multi touch comes out then they can produce that or even buy rights to the patent.

[FlyingAero]

yeah i guess....but i dont think thats not on most peoples minds right now....

[staker]

Isnt microsofts new windows got multi touch?

[adammm]

I think multi touch is pretty cool, and hope to eventually see it in UMPCs and many other places besides.

I was at uni the other day and noticed the guy behind me had an Eeepc. I'd been thinking of buying one (now have) and asked him about it. He showed me it, but the thing he raved about was the multi touch touch pad. It did normall pointing with one finger, scrolling, window swapping (alt+tab) with two fingers... apparently there's more stuff it can do with three fingers.

I think that the same thing with a bit more development (four finger, five finger, more complex guestures? Definitely being able to recognise the one finger salute) and with it being multi touch screen, rather than pad, we'll be looking at a really awesome input mode.

I have heard however that microsoft is not allowing asus to produce an Eeepc with touch screen, as part of their agreement in supplying windows. I'm not sure I understand it all, and I don't think it's necessarily a permenant thing (it's apparently to do with protecting sales of 'full scale' computers, there's limitations on other specs) but until it shifts its very anti-consumer.

I think not having touch screens now means we're missing out, and we will see them in future UMPC's.

[Ddj Ozone]

It will be costly fo' sure....

[cakkes]

I haven;t heard of one available now, but for example the new VooDoo Envy 133 laptop has a multi touch touchpad, HP is already demoing desktop PCs with multi touch screens, the Microsoft Surface (a multi-touch tabletop) is now in heavy demo rotation and Windows 7 has already been announced as being multi-touch enabled.

Multi touch screens are going to be everywhere, including laptops and UMPCs, starting I would predict during Q1 of 09.

Z

Am I the only one who thinks multitouch is overrated? Sure, the capacitive touchscreen as opposed to the resistive is nice on the iPhone, but the multitouch feature doesn't appeal to me much at all.

Things seem overrated right now since we haven't really discovered or utilized the true applications for multi-touch technology. Besides for it being an alternative input device, I believe that the softwares and applications that would soon blossom from this would set the standards for the future of the technology.

But bottomline of course is everybody's opinion or preference to the feature.

[conchchowder]

Last reply in 2008? Is there some sort of time vortex here? Right now there is the Dell Streak and the HTC EVO 4G coming out...just in case this reaches those stuck back in 2008, this is what WE are getting into.

[lucario]

The screens on the Libretto W100 are multitouch enabled =)

Though this is a rather late reply lol