Apple Inc. is looking to patent a design for a handheld device (or iPod) that displays its output on a small front-side display screen but receives input through a larger touch- and force-sensitive ...

In what could be a game changer for the smartphone industry, Apple was awarded a patent for its multi-touch interface for the iPhone and iPod touch. Patent number 7,479,949 was filed on 11 April 2008 ...

The iPhone has a number of nifty features, but one of the coolest and most innovative is the multi-touch display. Multi-touch interfaces have a lot of possibilities, and the iPhone's interface has ...

Multi-touch human interfaces promise to impact the world in much the same way the first graphical user interfaces did. The race has just begun between different implementation methods, but make no ...

At the Consumer Electronics Show, Hitachi is demo'ing a product called Starboard that is a multi-touch interface at a very large scale. You can use it to control a regular PC, and they've also got ...

A new technology claims to transform sensing in smart devices and applications by combining continuous, high-fidelity data capture with intelligent digital signal processing to move analog challenges ...

So I’m attending the opening days of the O’Reilly Emerging Technology 2006 conference in sunny San Diego. One of the highlights of the morning sessions today was from Jeff Han of New York University.

Haptix Touch has just announced a new input device that turns any surface into a 3D multitouch interface. The device, called the Haptix, closely resembles the Leap Motion gesture controller in terms ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. As expected, Microsoft's Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer gave the world a first look at their ...

Maplewood-based 3M Company continued its streak of investing and acquiring companies with Thursday's announcement that it has invested in Perceptive Pixel, Inc., a developer of advanced multi-touch ...

Apple last week was awarded a monstrous 358-page patent covering the touch screen, graphical user interface, and methods that combine to define the iPhone user experience. Dating back to September of ...

Here’s an example of how you will interact with the iPhone, on a bigger scale.– Ben Longo Explore more on these topics Share this story Subscribe and interact with our community, get up to date with ...