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Can Microsoft convince us to take touch?
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Gone – probably for ever – are the days when Microsoft could force the computer industry to adopt a technology through sheer force. Nowadays it has to convince and cajole PC makers, dev elopers and customers to adopt its wares. And it certainly has a fight on its hands convincing all of us to enthusiastically embrace the multitouch technology that has become a cornerstone of Windows 7.
If this week’s PDC is anything to go by, Microsoft is certainly winning over the dev elopers. The Surface tables that are dotted around the convention centre are attracting attendees like bees round a honeypot. So, to a lesser extent, are the demonstrations of Windows 7 running on HP Touchsmart PCs.
I’ve just come from a session devoted to helping developers adapt their applications for multitouch, and whilst the sizeable hall wasn’t full, there must have been 300-400 people listening and tapping out notes on the demonstrations.
Windows 7: multitouch controls
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
One of the few things we knew about Windows 7 prior to PDC was the existence of multitouch – using multiple fingers to swish around the Windows menus and applications instead of the mouse and keyboard.
Sadly, our test laptop isn’t touchscreen, so we’re forced to rely on the demos and a brief play with a HP Touchsmart PC to form our early opinion on the multitouch features.
Touch works well on the Windows desktop. As soon as you tap the screen with your finger, the now redundant mouse cursor disappears, and images of water droplets appear underneath your finger, providing an intuitive visual guide to the accuracy of your finger jabbing.
Tags: HP Touchsmart, Internet Explorer, multitouch, Paint, Windows 7, Word
Posted in: Windows 7
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