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One place where it makes sense
Say you need something larger than a handheld but smaller than a laptop (netbooks fit the bill) in an environment where you have to hold the thing in one hand (nowhere to put it down or you are constantly on the move) and control it with your other. And typing isn't your primary input, but rather pointing, clicking and selecting radio buttons or drop downs. A multi-touch screen would be a much better input device than a trackpad in such an environment.

An example of this could be using it in an inventory warehouse. Or maybe a building inspector could use it to input data into a database form.
Posted by: Michael Kelly   Posted on: 11/05/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I couldn't vote in your poll  NonZealot | 11/05/08
One place where it makes sense  Michael Kelly | 11/05/08
Multi-touch with one hand is nearly impossible  NonZealot | 11/05/08
Tablet PC  GuidingLight | 11/05/08
Does commercial have to mean business?  cgseibel@... | 11/16/08
It allows for gestures.  T1Oracle | 11/05/08
Gestures work fine with current single touch devices  NonZealot | 11/05/08
A few points:  msalzberg | 11/06/08
Good to see the msalzberg I used to like reading  NonZealot | 11/06/08
My Dell has no arrows...  msalzberg | 11/06/08
I don't agree but that's okay  NonZealot | 11/06/08
@NonZ...  msalzberg | 11/06/08
Wrong on all counts...  dkawalec | 11/06/08
Thanks for playing!  NonZealot | 11/06/08
Still wrong about everything ...  dkawalec | 11/07/08
Thanks for playing!  NonZealot | 11/07/08
Congratulations  MacCanuck | 11/06/08
Thanks for the laugh!!  NonZealot | 11/06/08
For example...  Roque Mocan | 11/05/08
That is an example of single touch  NonZealot | 11/05/08
Actually, it would . . .  JLHenry | 11/05/08
Yeah, I just thought of a fun game!  NonZealot | 11/05/08
OK Moe.  GuidingLight | 11/05/08
If you . . .  JLHenry | 11/06/08
Also: Fingerpainting  Roque Mocan | 11/05/08
Trackpoint Rules  Jetranger | 11/05/08
Touchscreens are wonderful until....  Scubajrr | 11/05/08
RE: Who wants multi-touch? I think I just might.  Pharaoh36706 | 11/05/08
After watching the election returns  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/06/08
Why stop there? Let's embrace eye tracking technology!  sultan@... | 11/06/08
Excellent point.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/06/08
I love to touch. wink  Arm A. Geddon | 11/06/08
Multi touch yet to come...  Cayble | 11/06/08
Tech moving slow  colecrew | 11/06/08
Still just wrong ...  dkawalec | 11/07/08

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