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You Are Now Entering the Touchscreen Smartphone Era

Touchscreen smartphones are the thing in the U.S. this year, with sales growing so rapidly it would give the Ares I-X a run for its money. And next year the pace of the change is going to be even faster. Welcome to the touchscreen ...READ»

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Which Tablet (PC) Will You Swallow--Apple's or Android's?

As speculation increases on the InterWebs about Apple's mythical tablet Mac, spurred by some leaked video, another cool-looking tablet MID has surfaced, and this one's powered by Google's Android. It's the year of the tablet ...READ»

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Jabra Bluetooth Headset With Touchscreen: Design Overkill?

Jabra's latest Bluetooth headsets come with a bizarre extra--a charger base-station equipped with a color touchscreen. Is this product design for a world gone mad, or just a handy extra? The Jabra Go 6400 headsets look ...READ»

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It's Time to Ditch the Physical Keyboard

Lenovo spent two years on the design of its new business laptop--but not on its internals. It took that long to tweak two keys on the keyboard. In this light, might it be time to ditch the old clickety-click of physical ...READ»

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Schematics' Multi-touch Interactive Touchwall Debuts in Cannes [video]

Schematic, one of the firms which designed interface concepts for Minority Report, unveils their latest attempt at realizing those ideas.READ»

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Microsoft Moving Surface Off the Table and Into Your Home

Microsoft's Surface shows off the capabilities of multi-touch computing admirably, but it's still limited by the machine's box. It's no surprise then to find plans to take Surface off a flat screen and dot it all over your home. ...READ»

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David Hockney's a Smarthphone Artist -- Are You?

Every smartphone user has tinkered with a drawing app--it's a tiny jolt of fun, and it's somehow satisfying to see virtual paint spattering on a touchscreen beneath the fingertip. But is it art? Absolutely. But don't take my word ...READ»

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Nokia Leaks Its "Mini Computer" Smartphone Plans

Ask any giant: being big means being slow. But some new information shows that cellphone giant Nokia is finally getting what smartphones are all about. For its future phones, the company is copying the works of the smartphone ...READ»

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Samsung Predicts a Smartphone, OLED and Touchscreen-Rich Future

Samsung, with its suite of successful smartphones, is in a better position than most mobile phone makers to know about the future of the devices--and it's betting that in just three years 29% of all cellphones sold will be smart ...READ»

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Nokia's Digging the Touchscreen Phone Vibe, Horribly Late

Nokia's big. I mean really big--the world's largest manufacturer of cellphones. But being huge and successful doesn't always mean you're fast, and a bunch of leaks pointing to upcoming touchscreen phones have just illustrated how ...READ»

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Vibrating Touchscreen Devices Could Get Braille Tweak for Blind Users

We've written a lot about touchscreen technology, both existing and near future, but there's an inescapable limitation if you're a user with impaired or zero vision: touchscreens accept your touch, but usually respond solely with ...READ»

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Flexible Touchscreen E-paper Signals the Rise of Touchscreens Everywhere

We've sung the praises of flexible screen technology here a few times--it'll be a key part of the next revolution in gadget technology. And now another piece of the puzzle has fallen into place, as the ASU Flexible Display Center ...READ»

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