Touch Handhelds
imhassan | 11/04/08
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And tablet PCs
T1Oracle | 11/04/08
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I have to agree...
Ray (Canada) | 11/05/08
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Table PC best thing ever.
Malleable | 11/06/08
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25" slate
superhobo | 12/02/08
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Give me a STYLUS... Please!
condelirios | 01/19/09
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I absolutely agree
graywave | 11/05/08
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CAD Workstations
reagan0 | 11/06/08
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MySpace.com commercial (nt)
SpikeyMike | 11/06/08
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That's what I want a tablet for
T1Oracle | 11/12/08
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software development? a tiny minority!
andreas.tanzer@... | 11/13/08
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So how is open source able to flourish?
V@... | 11/18/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
rostompa | 11/04/08
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Keyboard advances
Mary Jo Foley  | 11/04/08
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OLED or OLEP?
dascha1 | 11/04/08
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Great for screen cleaner sales ...
fr0thy2 | 11/05/08
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Tried a multitouch screen
gypkap@... | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
cromwellryan@... | 11/04/08
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That's freakin' hilarious!
TRIMTI | 11/05/08
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Ask those same people . . .
JLHenry | 11/05/08
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Please expand
tikigawd | 11/05/08
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The mouse hinders productivity - sort of...
SpikeyMike | 11/06/08
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So...
tikigawd | 11/07/08
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The mouse ...
FateJHedgehog@... | 11/11/08
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The mouse
V@... | 11/18/08
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Duh..
condelirios | 01/19/09
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Forget Multi-Touch and Mice! 
i2fun@... | 11/06/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
jepzilla | 11/04/08
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Have you looked at the new HP?
JLHenry | 11/05/08
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Why Multi-touch?
Luosechi | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
kiglas | 11/04/08
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Sometimes touchscreen is much better that a touchpad
Turchinsky | 11/04/08
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Obvious answer...
Sleeper Service | 11/04/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
WindowsFan | 11/04/08
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Sorry, mouse loses the race
nick@... | 11/05/08
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the tech will spur software
coffeeshark | 11/04/08
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Where multi touch makes sense
NonZealot | 11/04/08
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Yes--the "principle of least astonishment" applied to touch screens
mark.hill.smt | 11/05/08
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I'd take multi touch in addition to keyboard/mouse
Larry Dignan | 11/04/08
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Off topic.
ShadeTree | 11/04/08
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WinHEC
Mary Jo Foley | 11/04/08
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Yes, with some caveats
steeldestroyer | 11/04/08
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good points
Larry Dignan | 11/04/08
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agree completely
GeiselS@... | 11/04/08
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re:I'd take multi touch in addition to keyboard/mouse
CTOSea | 11/04/08
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Exactly
tikigawd | 11/05/08
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Great for future netbook/tablet hybrid?
CodeAnxiety | 11/04/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
kskistad | 11/04/08
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You are making the argument for touch, not multi touch
NonZealot | 11/04/08
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Single vs Multitouch
kskistad | 11/04/08
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Give me touch AND Mouse/keyboard
rjohn05 | 11/04/08
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SECONDED! (nt)
shryko | 11/04/08
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No "Apple" word in poll, please.
cruggeld | 11/04/08
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And most "PC's" will choose to bash the "Apple's"
scoobyJ | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
scottyjn | 11/04/08
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RE:: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (Not me)!
T-Rexx | 11/04/08
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In response ...
Media-Ted@... | 11/04/08
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Who wants multi-touch on a PC?
kozmcrae | 11/04/08
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Hear! Hear!
mtgarden | 11/04/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
ak87 | 11/04/08
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So?
frabjous | 11/05/08
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Touch is best if you don't have anything else
kdarling | 11/04/08
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Useful when you'd rather hide the keyboard
kccowan | 11/04/08
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Multi-Touch Wont Replace Desktop PCs. Multi-Touch is Important.
mikefarinha | 11/04/08
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Again you make the case for single touch
NonZealot | 11/04/08
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You're silly
mikefarinha | 11/04/08
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Now you are talking about something different
NonZealot | 11/04/08
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Well, I said My Piece
mikefarinha | 11/04/08
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I didn't think you could answer the question
NonZealot | 11/04/08
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However, a discussion forum is also not...
vulpine@... | 11/05/08
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Changing the window size . . .
JLHenry | 11/05/08
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Pro Multi-Touch and here's why
Digital Video Expert | 11/04/08
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Okay, I've tried your suggestion
NonZealot | 11/04/08
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Pro Multi-Touch
Digital Video Expert | 11/17/08
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RE: Pro Multi-Touch and here's why
Steve C-1 | 11/05/08
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MT on MacBook is great, forget Desktops though
Stuka | 11/04/08
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do we really need desktops?
mistermachine | 11/04/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
davisnewman | 11/04/08
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How Do You Reboot When It Blue Screens?
itanalyst2@... | 11/04/08
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In line with the theme of using ones hands
rikasa | 11/05/08
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Yes!
frabjous | 11/05/08
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You're thinking with today size monitors
Dave_Friedel | 11/04/08
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iPhone proved that multi-touch is useless
NonZealot | 11/04/08
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@NonZealot
Axsimulate | 11/05/08
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That hardly sounds intuitive or easy to use then!!!
NonZealot | 11/05/08
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@NonZealot or is that Mr. Oxymoron?
Axsimulate | 11/06/08
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Ignore Him
itanalyst2@... | 11/12/08
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I agree.
rynning | 11/05/08
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Yawn...
frabjous | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
John.Murray | 11/04/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
db64 | 11/04/08
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Fictional example
frabjous | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
mr1972 | 11/04/08
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Have you ever heard of the HP TouchSmart?
ryanmc | 11/04/08
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I wear glasses .
rtirman37@... | 11/04/08
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I Love My MacBook
mistermachine | 11/04/08
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Trackpad gestures on non Apple laptops
NonZealot | 11/04/08
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RE: multitouch == NO MORE scroll bar, hip, hip, hooray!
mistermachine | 11/04/08
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Guess you don't understand
NonZealot | 11/04/08
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It's obvious that you don't, NZ
vulpine@... | 11/05/08
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RE: "that's actually a keyboard shortcut set up for the visually impaired"
mistermachine | 11/05/08
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Have you tried?
vulpine@... | 11/05/08
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Just imagine ...
dkawalec | 11/04/08
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You are assuming that the messy desktop is the ideal workspace
NonZealot | 11/04/08
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No, I'm talking about the opposite of the messy desktop
dkawalec | 11/05/08
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Looks great on CNN's election screen
jorjitop | 11/04/08
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I can think of a couple of things
NoThomas | 11/04/08
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Touch Screen NO WAY.....
carlsf@... | 11/04/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
ghot@... | 11/04/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
doncolga | 11/04/08
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I think like most emerging technologies
beoz | 11/04/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
gesmes | 11/04/08
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It enables you to use the PC as an appliance.
balsover | 11/04/08
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Touch interfaces are not for everything
kdarling | 11/04/08
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Maybe YOU have no need...
NegativeElectrons | 11/04/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
mKind | 11/04/08
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I'd like multi-touch.
Grayson Peddie | 11/04/08
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Check out what the Jazz Mutant Dexter is doing to live music
NegativeElectrons | 11/04/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
dptcreations@... | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
hmsabry | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
GordonWatts | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
Gianluca Marcellino | 11/05/08
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funny
cwallen19803@... | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
ashepard@... | 11/05/08
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User interface option expansion
charlie.bess@... | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
mfgoodspeed@... | 11/05/08
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Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)? *Hand up*
Caggles | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
Myvryn | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
masonwheeler | 11/05/08
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I'm reminded of the "don't see the appeal" about the computer mouse
D. W. Bierbaum | 11/05/08
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Great for some applications
fishbone528 | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
Nevellin | 11/05/08
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Mouse is Slow; Touch is Instant. Draw on Comp. Play Games. TouchSmart
jordan_gilman@... | 11/05/08
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Has the author ever used a tablet?!
guruboy@... | 11/05/08
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So that was single touch, but here's some multi-touch applications
fishbone528 | 11/05/08
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It is the first step to computing beyond the "PC"
cmsmith1@... | 11/05/08
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In educational environment
henrystahle@... | 11/05/08
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Will be great for image manipulation
okennejc | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
jasonaking | 11/05/08
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I got cured of tennis-elbow by putting the mouse on the side...
akaralia | 11/12/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
WATKINS12@... | 11/05/08
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China girl bad & Bruce Willis
graham.lv | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
vulpine@... | 11/05/08
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Mary-Jo, I have one word in response: . . .
JLHenry | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
Boulder_Bum | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
Pharaoh36706 | 11/05/08
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Ergonomics?
Azathoth | 11/05/08
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Multi-touch audio mixer
tahooker | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
mwagner@... | 11/05/08
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Uhhhh . . .
JLHenry | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
kmc2day@... | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
sbrodaledo@... | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
dgrainge | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
chomphosy | 11/05/08
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Close, minimize? Right click? Select a word or more?
Pharaoh36706 | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
realtimemeister@... | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
mcjoy | 11/05/08
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e-book application.
shardeth | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
boblord2 | 11/05/08
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Multi-touch trackback please
TGO@... | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
TomMariner | 11/05/08
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Touch ticks
Ulehake | 11/18/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
jhand47201 | 11/05/08
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I don't appreciate the upper body workout.
CharlesRKiss | 11/05/08
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Mary Jo, I find your comments to be naieve and narrow minded
WinnebagoBoy | 11/05/08
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On second thought Mary Jo
WinnebagoBoy | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
jimdwarnock | 11/05/08
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Intuitive interface
daengbo | 11/05/08
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Did you Watch CNN Analyzing Election Results?
dl122@... | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
Michael 2005 | 11/05/08
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How Do You Type A Memo Using A Touch Screen?
chessmen | 11/05/08
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Hygiene control
Ulehake | 11/18/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
GeoffDownes | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
The Smoking Man | 11/05/08
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Mary, Mary, Mary,
Mahegan | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
wawes@... | 11/05/08
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Multi-Touch convertable tablet PC
QuimaxW | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
firesoul | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
notsofast | 11/05/08
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RE: Save my hands please
docbillnet | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
mitchlz | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
andrewr@... | 11/05/08
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Not who wants, or who needs; its who wants to explore the future...
Cayble | 11/05/08
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Narrow minded
tschmel@... | 11/05/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
swedboy07@... | 11/05/08
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When is a Laptop not a Laptop?
Animal13 | 11/05/08
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THE next evolution
Ulehake | 11/18/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
info@... | 11/06/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
cadco | 11/06/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
cadco | 11/06/08
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How about Virtual Keyboard?
dinas@... | 11/06/08
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One point you've all probably missed.
Elihion | 11/06/08
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Eye-screen distance
Animal13 | 11/06/08
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Perhaps not as bad as you think
Worth2Cents | 11/06/08
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There ARE other uses and formats of computers....
TheWerewolf | 11/06/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
pllamonica@... | 11/06/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
e_caroline@... | 11/06/08
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I keep my grubby mitts OFF the screen!
pikeman666 | 11/06/08
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Touch is good for maps about it
Randalllind | 11/06/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
cfrobw | 11/06/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
electro@... | 11/06/08
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Screen touch is nice for HTPC
Gradius2 | 11/06/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
kfestus@... | 11/06/08
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no-No-NO-*NO*-_*NO*_!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
btljooz | 11/06/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
polk9900 | 11/06/08
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Good lord people - it's not an either/or situation
TheWerewolf | 11/06/08
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It's not either/or
WATKINS12@... | 11/06/08
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Two words... Flight Simulators.
jcjones7@... | 11/07/08
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Perfect for HomeRunner Home Automation.
intuna@... | 11/07/08
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PC - Multitouch via Light pen
w.caelli@... | 11/08/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
kraziesg@... | 11/08/08
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It's a choice thing.. a bit like the GUI in days of DOS
GetReal-mac.com | 11/09/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
FateJHedgehog@... | 11/11/08
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If You are Lazy Like me Then you would love such Touch apps
gripusa@... | 11/12/08
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Egronomic Issues
yet_another | 11/12/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
dwcfastrice | 11/12/08
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Multitouch screen? it was about time!
akaralia | 11/12/08
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Surface computing?
roberto_maietta@... | 11/12/08
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Touch screens
pounder_arthur@... | 11/12/08
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Forget touch, I want guestures like Minority Report!
T1Oracle | 11/12/08
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Read my lips: no more keyboards!
TristanGrimaux | 11/12/08
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IF YOU CANNOT TYPE, or do so poorly - Touchscreen is the answer
JonathanSeer | 11/12/08
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Medicine would be a great application for multitouch
madamDalek | 11/12/08
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Keep in touch with the Dutch: The Dental touch: TabDents
Ulehake | 11/18/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
douglas_stein@... | 11/12/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
tamrac@... | 11/12/08
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Tired arms
absent | 11/16/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
ra_pascual | 11/16/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
Ulehake | 11/18/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
V@... | 11/18/08
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A gesticulators dream!
wbii | 11/18/08
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RE: Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
balaji1982 | 11/18/08
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Multi-touch could be good as a replacement to mechancial keyboards
Lerianis | 01/19/09
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As a student
po_134@... | 01/19/09
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