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Old 17-05-2008, 12:38 PM
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Multi-touch Mac OSX
this is bloody amazing


Full-Screen Multitouch Mac OS X Is Here (But Not from Apple) | Gizmodo Australia


not sure the purpose but the execution is astounding
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Old 17-05-2008, 01:09 PM
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That's incredible!

I want one of those immediately.
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Old 17-05-2008, 01:22 PM
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this is bloody amazing


Full-Screen Multitouch Mac OS X Is Here (But Not from Apple) | Gizmodo Australia


not sure the purpose but the execution is astounding

...but why? who can ever see this being used in the average home? It looks great but is so so impractical...
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Exactly what the Microsoft Surface is. Link

Who the fuck is going to actually sit over a large screen/table (in MS's case) and wave their hands around? The same can be achieved with a mouse and only by moving slightly.
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I can't really see a use for this other than in a kiosk.

But if you look at the 1998 iMac review (why would you want USB and ethernet?)

In 2018 we will look back and see the comments of (WTF, why do I need multi-touch?) and laugh at how naive we were.
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But if you look at the 1998 iMac review (why would you want USB and ethernet?)

In 2018 we will look back and see the comments of (WTF, why do I need multi-touch?) and laugh at how naive we were.
But now that you say that, it won't happen
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Who the #### is going to actually sit over a large screen/table and wave their hands around?
I would, for one.
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