Touchscreen articles

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  Sony goes back in time to announce a 13.3-inch e-reader

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 13, 2013 05:54 am + 49 comments

  A few years ago, a number of companies like Plastic Logic, Skiff, and even Amazon tried to crack the Continue reading…

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  Sony's new VAIO Fit lineup refines its entry-level laptops, and its confusing naming scheme

  By David Pierce on May 7, 2013 12:00 am + 87 comments

  Sony's low-end laptops are getting a makeover today: the company has introduced the new VAIO Fit Continue reading…

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  Acer's Aspire R7 combines desktop, laptop, and tablet with one 'floating touchscreen' (hands-on)

  By Dante D'Orazio on May 3, 2013 09:55 am + 155 comments

  After teasing it in a strange, Star Trek-infused commercial, Acer has finally revealed its Continue reading…

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  Researchers develop synthetic touch arrays with sensitivity of human fingertips

  By Carl Franzen on April 26, 2013 05:04 pm + 3 comments

  Humans are already starting to sympathize with robots, but US and Chinese researchers want to give Continue reading…

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  Toshiba's Kirabook is a high-resolution Windows 8 competitor to the Retina MacBook

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 17, 2013 07:13 am + 97 comments

  Toshiba has unveiled the Kirabook, an ultrabook with a high-resolution display set for US release Continue reading…

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  'Interactive Fish Tank' turns water into a capacitive touchscreen

  By Amar Toor on April 5, 2013 06:54 am + 10 comments

  "Interactive Fish Tank" is an installation that explores new, wet boundaries in touch-based Continue reading…

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  Using touchscreen gestures to manipulate real objects

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 28, 2013 09:05 am + 1 comments

  The gestures we use every day on our smartphones and tablets are meant to mimic obvious physical Continue reading…

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  Fujifilm wants to make cheaper touchscreens using old photography technology

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 11, 2013 11:56 am + 4 comments

  Between the successes of iOS and Android devices of all sizes as well as Microsoft's bold changes Continue reading…

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  Microsoft's making large displays more useful with Kinect and adaptive smartphone apps

  By Tom Warren on March 6, 2013 02:07 am + 35 comments

  Microsoft's latest vision of the future includes spaces where users interact with giant displays. Continue reading…

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  Best Buy offers two-week, $100 discount on all Windows 8 touchscreen PCs

  By Sean Hollister on February 22, 2013 07:00 pm + 76 comments

  Microsoft's Tami Reller told us that demand for touchscreen Windows 8 computers was outstripping Continue reading…