| Laptop computers are becoming synonymous with | | | | announced a new kind of screen, however, which will |
| business productivity, college education, and even | | | | allow users to employ a multi-touch technology. |
| gaming. Due to their portable nature, many | | | | In other words, many of the touchscreens that are |
| companies are seeing laptops in more and more | | | | already on the market allow users to easily interface |
| places as people find ways to take their business on | | | | with various programs. They can manipulate images, |
| the road. To accommodate this behavior, many large | | | | zoom in on maps, and scroll through documents with |
| companies are constantly developing new applications | | | | just a couple finger movements. They can also let |
| and tools to help us interact with our computers. | | | | you press buttons or turn pages on certain |
| Most recently, there is a trend toward more | | | | applications. With the new four-finger, multi-touch |
| powerful and useful touchscreen inputs. As more and | | | | interface users will have a lot more control over the |
| more gadgets have somehow integrated | | | | objects. |
| touchscreen technology, consumers are beginning to | | | | This will be particularly useful for designers or |
| expect it in other places. A touchscreen laptop is not | | | | engineers who have to work with a lot more images |
| necessarily a new idea, but there hasn't been | | | | and objects than other computer users. Anyone that |
| anything like the new technology that is coming out | | | | requires a very high level of precision as they interact |
| now. | | | | with the computer will be able to appreciate this level |
| The biggest reason why many of the large | | | | of control. |
| companies are making a touchscreen laptop is | | | | Laptop computers have been a big part of modern |
| because a new operating system that is on the | | | | lifestyles for some time now, and the companies |
| horizon will have built in support for touchscreen | | | | have developed many intuitive ways to use the |
| technology. Until now, companies have had to go out | | | | applications on it. Nevertheless, many users still feel |
| of their way to make sure the hardware and | | | | the need to plug in extra peripherals to make it |
| software lined up properly, but now the basic | | | | easier to interact with it (a full keyboard, mouse, |
| operating system will be compatible with the | | | | etc.). When a laptop uses touchscreen technology, |
| technology. | | | | though, this might eliminate that need. |
| Some rather large players in the industry have | | | | Tablet and laptop computers are going to benefit the |
| already released two-finger touchscreen laptops, and | | | | most from these new developments in technology, |
| both continue to develop more advanced | | | | but there will likely be a big trend toward |
| technologies in this arena. Another company has just | | | | touchscreen applications in other areas as well. |