Comments on: Watch out, Apple: HP has discovered multi-touch technology for its notebook PCs http://venturebeat.com/2008/11/18/watch-out-apple-hp-has-discovered-multi-touch-technology-for-its-notebook-pcs/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:10:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: abercrombie622 http://venturebeat.com/2008/11/18/watch-out-apple-hp-has-discovered-multi-touch-technology-for-its-notebook-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-896371 abercrombie622 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:25:28 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=100621#comment-896371 Why tiffany jewellery is your best choice?Compared with other jewellerys,tiffany jewellery have many advantages.<br><a href="http://www.tiffanyjewelleryshop.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.tiffanyjewelleryshop.co.uk</a> Why tiffany jewellery is your best choice?Compared with other jewellerys,tiffany jewellery have many advantages.
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]]> By: corinhorn http://venturebeat.com/2008/11/18/watch-out-apple-hp-has-discovered-multi-touch-technology-for-its-notebook-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-863297 corinhorn Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:14:44 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=100621#comment-863297 Personally, I don't see what the big deal is. The touchscreen makes perfect sense for handheld devices like phones or PDAs, but not for a desktop or notebook. If its a tablet, then lob off the keyboard and make it a tablet. Otherwise, your arms and productivity are going to be hurting from you continually going back and forth from the keyboard and the touchscreen. It is cool and nothing else.<br><br>HP has had the TouchSmart touchscreen desktop for a while now, and people like it not because of its multi-touch capabilities, but rather its all-in-one form factor. <br><br>A touch screen really doesn't offer anything new for the user experience and doesn't add any productivity enhancements. It only adds a "that's cool" factor. Personally, I don't see what the big deal is. The touchscreen makes perfect sense for handheld devices like phones or PDAs, but not for a desktop or notebook. If its a tablet, then lob off the keyboard and make it a tablet. Otherwise, your arms and productivity are going to be hurting from you continually going back and forth from the keyboard and the touchscreen. It is cool and nothing else.

HP has had the TouchSmart touchscreen desktop for a while now, and people like it not because of its multi-touch capabilities, but rather its all-in-one form factor.

A touch screen really doesn't offer anything new for the user experience and doesn't add any productivity enhancements. It only adds a “that's cool” factor.

]]> By: wcolbert http://venturebeat.com/2008/11/18/watch-out-apple-hp-has-discovered-multi-touch-technology-for-its-notebook-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-863296 wcolbert Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:17:18 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=100621#comment-863296 Very cool, but the hardware is just a piece of the pie. Its the user experience that Apple owns. That said, it looks like a really cool product, and I'd love to play with it and see how functional it is. Very cool, but the hardware is just a piece of the pie. Its the user experience that Apple owns. That said, it looks like a really cool product, and I'd love to play with it and see how functional it is.

]]> By: jimmy http://venturebeat.com/2008/11/18/watch-out-apple-hp-has-discovered-multi-touch-technology-for-its-notebook-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-863295 jimmy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:27:46 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=100621#comment-863295 Samsung Instinct is a touch screen phone too. The point is that having a touch screen is not enough. Neither the Samsung nor the HP desktop and laptop are well thought out or executed. Samsung Instinct is a touch screen phone too. The point is that having a touch screen is not enough. Neither the Samsung nor the HP desktop and laptop are well thought out or executed.

]]> By: Nigel Holmes http://venturebeat.com/2008/11/18/watch-out-apple-hp-has-discovered-multi-touch-technology-for-its-notebook-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-863294 Nigel Holmes Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:08:12 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=100621#comment-863294 Steve Jobs stated at the launch of the iPhone that they had multi touch very heavily patented "And, boy do we intend to protect them!"<br><br>This ought to be interesting. Steve Jobs stated at the launch of the iPhone that they had multi touch very heavily patented “And, boy do we intend to protect them!”

This ought to be interesting.

]]> By: Mike_at_Wanna_Develop_COM http://venturebeat.com/2008/11/18/watch-out-apple-hp-has-discovered-multi-touch-technology-for-its-notebook-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-863293 Mike_at_Wanna_Develop_COM Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:04:49 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=100621#comment-863293 I like it...<br><br>Nice and timely launch eh.. NOT! We'll see how it plays out I like it…

Nice and timely launch eh.. NOT! We'll see how it plays out

]]> By: hardmanb http://venturebeat.com/2008/11/18/watch-out-apple-hp-has-discovered-multi-touch-technology-for-its-notebook-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-863292 hardmanb Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:45:53 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=100621#comment-863292 Kudos to HP for getting a multi-touch product out, and good luck. Soon consumers will have more choices, and the public will decide on the utility and which methods are actually useful. Whether Apple-style multitouch touchpad, or HP style multitouch screen, or some other...even the faithful mouse.<br><br>There will be much partisan hype from fans and haters, and it will be so interesting to see what the public decides with their scarce dollars. Kudos to HP for getting a multi-touch product out, and good luck. Soon consumers will have more choices, and the public will decide on the utility and which methods are actually useful. Whether Apple-style multitouch touchpad, or HP style multitouch screen, or some other…even the faithful mouse.

There will be much partisan hype from fans and haters, and it will be so interesting to see what the public decides with their scarce dollars.

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