Forget poking on Facebook or IMing people, shaking a hand or putting an arm on someone else's shoulder is where social interaction really begins. In Japan, this need for touch has extended to a focus on pets, including cafes for petting cats. Will emphasizing touch be a new trend in the U.S.?READ»
Yes, the game-changing device still accounts for about 7 percent of quarterly revenues. But Apple's money could be better spent elsewhere. Here's why and where. READ»
Microsoft teased Windows 8 for tablets late last night, giving us a sexy peep at its UI. The tech world has since gone aflutter, despite big questions about Microsoft's approach. And the real innovation is behind the scenes: ARM chip support.READ»
Two intriguing rumors have popped up at almost the same time: A number of photos of an assumed iPod Touch that has no physical home button, hinting at the iPhone 5, and a keypad-less HP device that could be the webOS clone of Apple's invention.READ»
Touchscreens (and screens in general) are awesome. So sleek! So dynamic! So futuristic! Yeah, well what if they're fundamentally confusing and dangerous, too?
It sounds like heresy, but I couldn't help wondering that after seeing ...READ»
Steve Jobs dissed the use of styluses on phones and tablets years ago at the introduction of the iPhone. But patents suggest Apple's serious about adding sophisticated stylus skills to future iPads: It looks like it has plans to push its tablets into the graphics pad market.READ»
How about an intelligent multitouch grip on your golf club to tell you you're holding it well? Or a multitouch steering wheel to control your car radio? Or just a portable stretchy multitouch sheet to make, well, anything touchy? Apple's imagined (and patented) it all.READ»
Researchers at Cal Berkeley have come up with a new nanowire "skin" prototype that some are touting as either a future robotic skin or prosthetic. That might be overly optimistic, but it is a very promising technology.READ»
Apple's September special event is tomorrow. Traditionally it's iPod refresh time, and iPod-esque rumors are a-swirlin'. But does Apple have something else hidden inside its guitar?READ»
A new survey seems bad news for the burgeoning 3-D industry--only 2% of British consumers want to buy a 3-D TV. Will a Japanese invention of a "touchable" 3-D user interface help the technology's appeal?READ»
E-Ink's CEO said that the company will be releasing both color and touchscreen e-ink displays for e-book readers within a year. It's too bad nobody will want one.READ»
Apple's making good on allegations its iPod Nanos from a few years back in Japan were a fire hazard. Simultaneously there's a rumor about the upcoming Touch refresh--one that'll set iPods on fire, in a totally good way.
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Before the launch of Apple's next big thing, we shared the milestones in the development of Apple's tablet. Post iPad announcement, we've updated the timeline to see who was right. READ»
Sometimes it takes a million square feet of gizmos to understand where humanity is headed. After all the pageantry and pixels, here's what the world learned about tech in 2010.
There Is No Such Thing as a Netbook
No one could ...READ»
The look and feel of electronics always coalesces into "standards": the beige PC, the pyramid-backed tube TV, the two-button mouse. At CES this year, we're seeing a new decade of visual language emerge--and it's all about touch. Sure, ...READ»
Apple may be building a miniature iPhone, with a waterproof, ultra-durable capacitive touchscreen, iLounge is reporting. Or is it a giant iPod Nano?
The new device, a leaked image of which appears above courtesy of iLounge, would ...READ»
Even coffee makers are making like the iPhone and getting all touch-friendly. Lest we end up in a world of fingerprints and head-colds, it's worth asking: does everything that plugs into the wall need a touch screen?
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