Wow! Multi-Touch Resistive Screen Demoed at MWC

**bedoig** · #1 (**permalink**) 02-19-2009, 01:57 PM

This is just too cool. Unlimited point multi-touch, pressure sensitivity, sub-pixel accuracy...at one point he paints on the screen with a paintbrush!

Check it out at Engadget.

I can't wait for this to make it to production devices. Here are some blurry screenshots of the videos in the link:

heartisall · #2 (**permalink**) 02-19-2009, 02:03 PM

Thats awesome I need that in my life

**MoonZ*BabysH** · #3 (**permalink**) 02-19-2009, 02:06 PM

thats pretty sick but what actual need would we have for more than 2 finger control on a ppc, im not trying to hate but this would be better suited for a computer ( Microsofts Surface interface)

**kyle4269** · #4 (**permalink**) 02-19-2009, 02:07 PM

Wow!! That is a nice touch screen! Bring it on.

orionsbuckle · #5 (**permalink**) 02-19-2009, 02:08 PM

Honestly i cant see how that is useful as far as getting tasks done but its so cool just to play with....guess thats what makes us nerds lol...nice find....

oh and i believe microsoft just showed off a multi touch screen Home PC at the las vegas convention too. and that was pretty awesome as well

**Darkjedi** · #6 (**permalink**) 02-19-2009, 02:09 PM

Wow this is like stylus+tablet but 50 times better, combines the multi touch with the accuracy of a resistive screen, amazing. I wonder how soon it'll be when we have working touch screens on flexible polymer OLED displays.

orionsbuckle · #7 (**permalink**) 02-19-2009, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moonzbabysh

thats pretty sick but what actual need would we have for more than 2 finger control on a ppc, im not trying to hate but this would be better suited for a computer ( Microsofts Surface interface)

they have it and its pretty cool...for instance when you go to look at your photos instead of seeing them in a list or as tumbnails you see them spread out on the computer screen and you can move them and rotate them and resize them on the screen it was awesome...

**bedoig** · #8 (**permalink**) 02-19-2009, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moonzbabysh

thats pretty sick but what actual need would we have for more than 2 finger control on a ppc, im not trying to hate but this would be better suited for a computer ( Microsofts Surface interface)

Or a nice 7 inch tablet

Granted multi-touch is only useful to a point, but it would still be nice to have for those rare occasions. The real interest here is the ability of this technology to match or beat a capacitive screen's sensitivity. Accuracy and sensitivity...best of both worlds.

And they say that it's mostly a software implementation, although they do also mention that they have worked with screen manufacturers to make certain modifications to the hardware.

acontrasto · #9 (**permalink**) 02-19-2009, 02:24 PM

Simply amazing. Too bad the Touch Pro 2 and Diamond 2 just came out without even a thought of multi-touch. When will consumer devices see this technology?

**Torx** · #10 (**permalink**) 02-19-2009, 02:33 PM

its probably iphone hardware posing as something new.

okay, someone had to say it

but anyways, thats pretty friggin hardcore. i like how it recognizes in true detail a brush stroke versus a finger stroke because of the resistance.. were talking real painting here, thats friggin amazing.