Presentation by Jeff Han of a futuristic multi-touch interface during the Adobe sponsored TED2006. Jeff Han is a research scientist for NYU's Media Research Lab, and the inventor of an "interface-free" touch-driven computer screen. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 09:32)
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the new technology like multi-touch is so amazing, and i think it will lead the development of computer, especially on the field of research on human computer interface
indy1605(Wednesday 12th of November 2008 09:12:34 AM)
any1 know who made the first multi-touch screen ? or touch screen?
hahawhat98(Saturday 1st of November 2008 09:59:22 AM)
touch screen devices are going to go nowhere...trust me...they suck...what's the point when I can easily do the things I want without them and with much cheaper peripherals...maybe they want to turn us all into monkeys so we just touch things and buy things...
rooqirulz(Monday 10th of November 2008 10:57:27 PM)
... people probably thought like this about the mouse when it was first introduced...
I saw this demonstration, or one similar, about 1 year ago. I believe Apple owns the rights, but I might be wrong. If I'm wrong then they own the rights to something as good.
Ishinosan(Saturday 1st of November 2008 03:18:41 AM)
This video is almost 3 years old... I don't think there were many iPhones then ;) I'm not sure if Apple has any rights on multi-touch
GuestUSUT(Sunday 19th of October 2008 04:37:10 PM)
All right. I think that we can both be mature about this. I'm sorry I got mad.
Anyways, this is awesome. For the people that think this is more complicated than using a mouse, I strongly disagree. I hope this becomes mainstream with all major manufacturers. :D
jeffillinois(Tuesday 21st of October 2008 08:36:04 AM)
I agree; this is an important step in the right direction for "Human Interface Devices." I wouldn't say it's more complicated than a mouse by any means, but I also think it will be quite some time (if ever) before this technology will "replace" mice. There are plenty of things you can do with a mouse that you couldn't easily do with touch. (Gaming, for instance.)
GuestUSUT(Tuesday 21st of October 2008 06:04:48 PM)
I would definitely agree. While it may be easier to get into this technology for people that have never used computers or are older(like older parents, grandparents, immigrants), but for the classic mouse user many things would be harder virtually impossible like gaming. A RTS could be easily played on this, but not a FPS.
