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Dell now selling a multi-touch monitor for Windows 7
Windows 7, released just yesterday, comes loaded up with built-in touch abilities, meaning that if your computer is touch-capable, you can ditch your mouse. But the chances are good your computer doesn't have a touch screen. So you could either buy a whole new computer, or you could just swap out the monitor for a touch-enabled monitor.
Well, now Dell has plans to sell just such a monitor, a 22-inch LCD that supports one- or two-finger input. This will let you pinch and point your way all over the place. You can grab one for yourself for $469.
Dell via Electronista
By Anonymous at 2:52 PM ON 10/23/09
multi-touch refers to an arbitrary(though usually limited) number of detection points. This is NOT a multi-touch system.
By jetman1 at 2:56 PM ON 10/23/09
what's your point sir?
By TxSleeper at 3:57 PM ON 10/23/09
Try using only "one" or two fingers with That dell montior while playing Call of Duty 4 or Grand Theft Auto : whatever the city. It'll definitely give you a new playing experience. But, more importantly why would you want to poke and prod at your Brand New monitor, just to move some Word docs, pictures, or browser panes around on the screen?
By celix& at 4:17 PM ON 10/23/09
@TxSleeper - I agree. The usefulness of this seems limited to information kiosks. I honestly cannot think of any reasons to touch a computer screen since most computers using this screen would have a keyboard and mouse. Can anyone else?
By Ausinlad at 5:12 PM ON 10/23/09
Older people who are "afraid" of computers and mice (I know several of these types, myself, and you can see them wandering around all day at places like Best Buy) might find a touch screen very useful. What's wrong with selling more computers?
By LKksu at 5:32 PM ON 10/23/09
One thing that might be interesting to try with a touch monitor is doing any kinds of graphics. Would seem like it would help make better/easier graphics.
By Duncan at 6:11 PM ON 10/23/09
This video is the best multi touck interface I have seen yet. It also demonstrates where Dell went wrong.
By enicholson at 6:46 PM ON 10/23/09
who would want to put an extra layer between themselves and what they are doing... I think we have gotten used to using keyboards to enter information, but it's awfully removed from the "real" thing. Id much rather directly interact with my computer. As a mac guy, I'm impressed by their inclusion of this, finally Windows is giving us MORE.
By stnprkl at 6:47 PM ON 10/23/09
well, if you ask me, i would like to see the first multi-touch-based editing software (Final cut etc) I have been doing this kind of work about 10 years.. So for editing, this kind of technology would be great.
By Boomer at 7:22 PM ON 10/23/09
watch Duncans link.
he knows whats going on
the only problem with 10/gui
is the location of the keyboard to the touchpad.
seeing i rest my hands on the desk.
but overall, 10/gui is the best so far.
By cmd at 10:17 PM ON 10/23/09
great, dirty finger prints all over the screen!
Also, unless that has a nice heavy, or sticky, base unit then it will slide on your desk as you try to touch it. The best uses for this would be kiosks, jukeboxes or for something like Native Instruments B4 hammond emulation software
By FrogPad at 10:45 AM ON 10/24/09
By Anon at 6:14 PM ON 10/26/09
Touch screens are really where I hope the personal computer market go in the future. There are some amazing things being presented over at the TED talks that I would love to have on my desk at home. The current ergonomics of a mouse and keyboard are just terrible.
By Slim Jim at 4:43 PM ON 11/15/09
I can think of MANY uses for touch screens but there again I work in a recording studio, not an office
By Javier at 10:50 PM ON 12/15/09
I can see peripherals such as mice and keyboards phasing out of popularity in a few years. I wouldn't mind having JUST a screen that does everything that a mouse and keyboard does. The only thing i can't see this becoming popular is in video games, specifically shooter games.
By +8618982283848 at 7:31 AM ON 01/19/10
Multi-touch touchmonitor? Only two points touch is not real multitouch. Who can supply multitouch touchscreen or touch panel?
By Dibster at 5:17 AM ON 02/08/10
It is only Windows 7 that is limited to dual-touch only. Multi-touch monitors support more than two touch points if the software being used does.
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