[Sigia-l] When will you buy one?

[Jonathan Baker-Bates]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sigia-l-bounces at asis.org 
> [mailto:sigia-l-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Manu Sharma
> Sent: 30 May 2007 12:50
> To: sigia-l at asis.org
> Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] When will you buy one?
> 
> I wrote:
> 
> > I actually think that there's a pretty realistic chance 
> that we'll see 
> > multi-touch interface in regular laptops very soon.
> 
> Jonathan responded:
> 
> > Well, we have that now, but there's something about it that 
> makes me 
> > think it's not going to take off. Various examples on YouTube, this 
> > one taken at random:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx9FgLr9oTk&mode=related&search=
> 
> No, that's not what I described.
> 

Oh OK. I'd not seen the Apple patent. A super-wide trackpad as
multi-touch input. I see. Wonder how the screen/pad separation would
feel? Maybe you'd just get used to it.

Interesting comment on the bottom of that article:

"Apple's user testing will probably decide whether this sees the light
of day."

Do they do user testing for that reason?

Jonathan

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