Right around the corner is a revolutionary way to interact with computers, destine to push the mouse into the recesses of antiquated computer hardware alongside the floppy disk and magnetic tape drive. Click here to watch a demonstration of the technology. Be sure to check out the various links available at the bottom of that same page. Jefferson Y. Han, a research scientist for New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, is one of the main developers of an interface-free touch-driven computer screen. The screen is based on “multi-touch sensing,” which is similar to existing touch-screen interfaces but able to recognize multiple points of contact.
Apple’s current iPhone, iPod and laptop computers are already making use of the technology on a small but significant scale. For example you can scale and rotate photos by pinching and stretching two fingers. You can move forward and back in Safari with a combination of fingers, swiped in a particular direction.
A plugin for Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari called, PicLens allows you to effortlessly browse hundreds of images, zooming in and out, while pushing a panel of images forward and back with the mouse, and mouse wheel, simultaneously. It’s a clear step in a multi-touch direction, and widely available now.
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