| rss2email.ru | На что подписаться? | Управление подпиской |
 |  The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) http://www.tuaw.com другие подписчики этой ленты также читают >> |
- Apple working on pressure sensitive touchscreens
Filed under: Hardware, Odds and ends, Apple
Apple Insider's got the latest on yet another Apple patent application, this one for not just touch sensitive screens, but for pressure sensitive touchscreens. Right now, the iPhone can tell where you're touching it, but not how hard you're pressing on it. The device described in the patent could do just that, and use the force information "for purposes of providing command and control signals to an associated electronic device."
Pretty interesting. I can't think of a great use for it besides the one Wacom and other high-end input tablets already use (the harder you press, the darker mark you can make with a virtual pencil), but then again, I'm not an award-winning user interface designer (just a pretty average user interface user). Who knows what Apple could come up with using an interface like this-- maybe flip through CoverFlow albums front-to-back as well as horizontally?
Of course, like all patents, as AI notes, Apple has no obligation to actually use this design in any of their products. But just in case you needed any more hints that they're not walking away from a touchscreen interface anytime soon, here you go.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/06/apple-working-on-pressure-sensitive-touchscreens/#comments - TUAW Best of the Week
Filed under: Features, TUAW Business, Weekend Review
How was the week that was? Good, bad or indifferent, we don't want you to miss a moment -- so let's run down some favorite stories from the last 168 hours.
TUAW Interviews: Andrew Welch & the Pixelmator Team
Mat goes all Mike Wallace on the iToner developer and the brothers Dailide.
Liveblogging the big iPhone 1.1.1 hack
If it wasn't clear enough by now: Erica dreams in C.
Getting ready for the next big cat
Tips from Nik on basic Leopard-proofing. Step 1: procure extra-large sack of Fresh Step.
iPod Therapy: Bringing your backup failures into the open
I'm no Dr. Phil, but I think we'll all agree that you can't retrieve what you don't back up.
notMac Challenge winner declared
Ben Spink turns on the sync, makes $9K. I thought that's what the faucet handle was for.
EyeTV 2.5 offers free slingbox-style video streaming
Mind you, there's no security on this sharing -- everyone will know you watch America's Got Talent.
Rumorland: Bungie leaving Microsoft, Apple gaming on the horizon
This one panned out, so Mike is one for two...
Rumor: Mac mini turns Nano in late October
...we'll see if he can strike twice in one week.
Flickr find: Homemade iPhone Amplifier
In my house, that's called "Hey Daddy, I shoved your iPhone into a paper towel roll!"
Mark 3/21 on your calendar for the Apple Backlash
The Onion may be joking, but our commenters are deadly serious.
5 things you need to know about the iPhone 1.1.1 Update
#6: Most of the time, the last ten songs played at Starbucks will be inoffensive yet soulful.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/06/tuaw-best-of-the-week/#comments
| rss2email.ru | отписаться: http://www.rss2email.ru/unsubscribe.asp?c=6894&u=24004&r=484673635 управлять всей подпиской: http://www.rss2email.ru/manage.asp читать наш блог: http://www.olevarty.ru |
