We spend a lot of our time running our greasy little fingers over all kinds of touchscreens, but they just sit there unmoving as untouchable blocks of colours dart around beneath the surface. The Obake display isn't quite so lifeless, and it's just begging to be poked and prodded. Read More >>
I was shocked at what I had just done, so I laughed out loud. I was there, in a house in the Swiss mountains, lying comfortably on a sofa. I was reading Canetti's Crowds and Power, a solid 400-page book. And then, as my eyes were approaching the end of yet another page, I swiped upwards. Read More >>
Featured comment by spank86:
"Not a lot to do with how natural it feels, it's just an action associated with finishing a page, we do it all the time with all sorts of things. they ..." More »
This stubby little stylus might look more like a crayon than something you'd usually use with your tablet, but it could be just the thing if you only occasionally need to ditch your digits for something more precise. Read More >>
It's taken forever and a half for Logitech to introduce a new universal remote but they finally have. Meet the Logitech Harmony Touch, a new universal remote that changes the Harmony button layout and replaces most of its actions with a touchscreen. Read More >>
Featured comment by alexward1981:
"Hmm... I wonder if this means they are going to update their terrible software. If so I hope it makes the Harmony One a better remote." More »
After the teasers yesterday, Modbook has officially busted out its new touchscreen MacBook Pro, and it's a looker. The Modbook Pro will be available in the autumn, complete with a brand new "ForceGlass" screen that apparently feels like paper. Read More >>
Featured comment by Jynto:
"I wanted one when I first saw this. I love Mac OS and all the things it does. I'd love to have an actual computer in a tablet form factor. As an artis..." More »
Microsoft's decided that touchscreen tablet-come-laptops are the way forward, but Apple's not quite so sure. Still, if Apple won't give you a touchscreen MacBook Pro, maybe Modbook can. Read More >>
Featured comment by Cnr_22:
"I'll be willing to write a very well worded, 15,000 word review on this piece of hardware if you guys loan me one forever...
:)" More »
Okay, this isn't going to be easy, but a developer has posted a video on YouTube showing how it's possible to use an Android handset, a projector, a Kinect and a computer to create the future. In your living room. Now. Read More >>
Ever wished your phone's screen was, ooh, seven times larger? Well ViewSonic can help: its new smart touchscreen display wirelessly connects to your phone, extending your handset's display. Read More >>
Most of Tokyoflash's crazy watch designs are pretty hard to read -- at least for the casual observer. Its latest, the Kisai On Air, bucks that trend, but maintains the touchable innovative flair we've come to know and love. Read More >>
Meet the Toyota Fun-Vii, a futuristic concept car that Toyota's president described as "a smartphone on four-wheels." Smartphone screens have certainly been growing, from 3.5-inches, to 4-inches, to 4.5-inches but holy crap, is this the logical conclusion? Read More >>
Featured comment by rustybullet:
"I remember seeing so many concept cars over the years - one of them had this dashboard that hid everything (like some sort of giant rubber)...and when..." More »
All we have really is this video from ExoPC, the guys behind that familiar looking tablet with the unusual UI. It shows a 40-inch touchscreen replacing a your desk, which lets you swipe, pinch and tap your way round a custom interface. Read More >>
Featured comment by jdmitch:
"Maybe some of the many UK devs who got a free ExoPC tablet a few months back when Intel was flogging them could hack together something musically incl..." More »
The lack of any tactile feedback makes it difficult to type or play games on a touchscreen device. So Swiss researchers have developed a new haptic interface that uses microscopic vibrations that could one day make touchscreens feel like they have individual buttons, or even distinct textures. Can I interest you in a furry iPad? Read More >>
Looking like something out of Iron man, those crazy cats at Tokyo Flash are at it again, but this time it’s touchable. The Kisai Rogue Touch features four ‘hot-zones’ instead of buttons and even has slide to unlock. Read More >>
Featured comment by D4rKlar:
"It reminds me of the Arc skin for Rainmeter.
If this had an AMOLED display with blue on perfect black and some other functions baked in (like show..." More »