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3M Don’t Just Make Scotch Tape: Check Out Their Windows Surface Rival

6:00AM January 16, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

Devices like the Windows Surface have been in development for what feels like an age, and delivered very little. Now 3M Touch Systems is showing off a 46-inch prototype touchscreen table at CES that allows up to 60 touch points, and sounds like it might actually be useful. More »


Gadgets

Turn Any Surface Into A Touch-Sensitive Instrument With A $US20 Microphone

10:55PM January 2, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

My desk is boring. My walls are boring. My windows are boring. I need to liven them up by turning them into musical instruments that detect and recognise my touch. Fortunately, that’s cheaper and easier than it sounds. More »


Science

Robots Will Soon Have The Sense Of Touch

7:00AM July 1, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Hexagonal plate skin isn’t soft and elastic like real skin, nor is it meant to protect against the elements. Instead, it’s intended to instil a sense of touch in robots. More »


Software

These Are The First Three Adobe Photoshop Touch Apps

2:00PM April 11, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Rejoice, Photoshop junkies of the world, because Adobe is jumping into the tablet world for real. And while this is not Photoshop for iPad (yet), my most precious body appendage is tingling with pleasant turgidity anyway. More »


Computing

OS X Lion’s Backward Scrolling Really Emphasizes IOS Direction Of Macs

6:32AM February 25, 2011 | Jason Chen

You can change the settings in preferences, of course, but Mac OS X Lion has trackpad scrolling backwards from what’s normal. Instead of two finger scrolling down making pages go down, it goes up, like if you were touching the screen. Like iOS. As if we needed more indication that Apple is trying to unify their touch computing with their regular computing. [9to5Mac]


The Touch Screen Haters Club

2:40PM September 3, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

I’ve always wondered why some people absolutely loathe touch screen devices, but now I realise that it was insensitive to not even consider that physical limitations play a role in that hate. More »


New iPods? We’re Going To Need New Cases

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7:04AM September 2, 2010 | Alex Kidman

And it doesn’t take long for new cases to be spruiked. Five minutes, to be precise. Although there is at least a strong Aussie connection. More »


Gadgets

Sony Partnering With Borders To Finally Launch The Reader In Australia

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5:55AM September 2, 2010 | Nick Broughall

It’s taken forever, but Sony has finally confirmed that they’ll be launching their shiny new eReaders in Australia. More »


Software

Adobe Developer Says iPad’s Flash Allergy Due To Hovering, Clicking Cursors

6:00AM February 22, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Flash on the iPad/iPhone will never happen, right, and the reasons have run the gamut from “Apple vendetta” to “Flash is an energy and resource hog.” Is the real, mind-numbingly simple explanation all about touch, mouse cursors and hovering? Possibly! More »


Computing

When To Buy Apple Products

6:05AM December 29, 2009 | Brian Barrett

If you’re even thinking about buying an Apple product, wait until after you’ve read through this guide to product cycles and refreshes. It’s not always a good time to buy – and now might be an especially bad one for some. More »