Continue reading Multitouch DJ table lets you swipe to rock

Multitouch DJ table lets you swipe to rock originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple’s Magic Trackpad isn’t the first of its kind — in fact, Wacom has been playing this game for awhile — but it’s the first of its kind from the cats in Cupertino, so obviously people take notice. The premise of such a device is stupidly simple: it’s a laptop trackpad that lives on your desktop. Over the past few years, there have been rumors that Steve Jobs has his sights set on eliminating buttons from Apple products altogether, and this certainly feels like the next step in the plan. But does it make sense? Is this an improvement over standard input devices like a mouse or trackball? More importantly, in the age of iPads and netbooks, does anyone even need an external input device like this? We’re going to try and answer those questions (and more), so read on for our full review!

Continue reading Magic Trackpad review

Magic Trackpad review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If there’s one thing the world needs it’s a few more tablets, tablets with fancy multitouch screens, and that’s exactly what Synaptics is helping to spread. The company has announced a suite of touchscreens called the ClearPad 7200 series in sizes up to 10.1-inches, each offering the 10-point multitouch capacitive juju we’ve come to expect from the company. All support Windows 7 as well as Android and other Linux-based OSes, meaning they could start showing up all over the place. Speaking of, the screens appear to be available to OEMs nowish ahead of products using them coming to retail by the end of the year. No word on cost, but if you were looking to buy a couple-hundred thousand of them Synaptics would surely be happy to make you a deal.

Synaptics shows off multitouch screens for multitouch tablets up to 10.1-inches originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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So it’s real, and… it’s a trackpad. What seemed like it might have been pure rumor and some good Photoshopping just a short while ago has magically (ha ha!) transformed into reality. If you’re wondering what the Magic Trackpad is like to use — get ready for a shock. It feels just like using a slightly larger version of a MacBook or MacBook Pro pad. And we mean exactly, right down to the multitouch gestures and whole-pad click. Yes, it clicks. There’s also a new gesture, if you’re keeping track — a three-finger move that lets you drag windows around (very helpful), though you give up the functionality of being to navigate stuff like iPhoto galleries with a swipe (it’s an option you can toggle in preferences — you have a choice). We’re going to be doing some serious testing with the new peripheral, but for now, feast your eyes on the pics below.

Apple Magic Trackpad first hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s not like Apple could very well keep it a secret anymore, so today we’re being treated to the official unveiling of the Magic Trackpad. This wireless touch input receptacle — already thoroughly leaked, trademarked, and FCC-approved — has just made its debut in, of all places, Apple’s Store app for iOS 4. It’s basically exactly what you’d expect: a glass-covered, aluminum-shelled replicator of the glorious multitouch experience on offer in Apple’s MacBooks, only for the desktop. The Trackpad is battery-powered, communicates via Bluetooth fairy dust, and is ready to ship out right this minute for a dollar under 70 bucks.

Apple Magic Trackpad official, shipping now for $69 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lenovo’s multitouch IdeaCentre B305 all-in-one now shipping originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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So, you just sprung for a multitouch-enabled Battalion CZ-11, eh? Too bad there’s hardly any software out there for you to take advantage of. Er, was out there. iBuyPower — a company most often associated with new hardware — has just flexed its software muscle by creating a new system that will enable any game to played via multitouch, regardless of whether the game’s creators gave it so much as a thought. Magic, which is short for Multitouch Advanced Gaming Interface and Control, is a proprietary piece of code designed specifically for the company’s own touch-enabled laptops, and it works by linking a multitouch gesture to a command the game already understands, emulating multitouch commands by mapping keystrokes or mouse clicks. Best of all, it’s available now as a gratis download, and we have little doubt that the hackers in attendance will have this working on Dells, Alienwares, Lenovos and HPs before you can spin around twice and add another smudge mark to your LCD.

Continue reading iBuyPower’s Magic makes any game playable through multitouch (video)

iBuyPower’s Magic makes any game playable through multitouch (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading AUO shows off 2.4-inch transparent multitouch display

AUO shows off 2.4-inch transparent multitouch display originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Still looking to snap up your own Surface? Ain’t got the cheddar to buy that one that comes free with a yacht? In all honesty, we’re in no position to make promises about the affordability of this one, but GestureTek is gearing up to offer the world yet another option with the curiously titled GestTable. This 42-inch beast of a table contains a multitouch LCD with a lovely 1080p resolution, which means that you could theoretically watch the next installation of the Batman series on the same surface that’s holding your cup of joe. Not that we’d recommend that, but hey…. In related news, the company is introducing the new 70-inch GestDisplay, a massive freestanding multitouch panel aimed primarily at businesses looking to give prospective customers a way to interact with the wares they’re about to inevitably buy. As we alluded to earlier, there’s nary a mention of price, but feel free to dip into the nitty-gritty just past the break.

Continue reading GestureTek intros 42-inch multitouch GestTable, your HDTV suddenly turns jealous

GestureTek intros 42-inch multitouch GestTable, your HDTV suddenly turns jealous originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Synaptics has been a serious roll of late, first introducing those luscious multitouch gestures to older trackpads, and last month extending its Gesture Suite to Linux and Chrome OS. Here at Computex, the company is expanding its TouchPad family of solutions, with the multi-finger PC TouchPad-IS range seeing the first update. Aside from being able to recognize four-finger gestures, the new platform prevents accidental activation of the cursor when a user’s palm unintentionally contacts the TouchPad, and it also brings the aforementioned multi-finger capabilities of a touchscreen right onto a PC’s trackpad. Next up is the new ClickEQ, which is hailed as the “industry’s first hinge-less uniform force, uniform click depth ClickPad mechanical design.” As you’d expect, this feels an awful lot like the glass trackpad that Apple’s freshest MacBooks have, but you won’t find us kvetching about getting a similar technology onto run-of-the-mill laptops and netbooks.

Moving on, the company is also introducing new OEM customization capabilities for Synaptics gesture workflow technology, Scrybe, which will allow users to store specific trackpad settings and references so the whole family can control the laptop their own way. Sadly, there’s no published ship date for any of these whiz-bang contraptions, but we’re cautiously hoping to see it implemented in at least prototype form as we scour the show floor.

Continue reading Synaptics intros ClickEQ, multi-finger TouchPad-IS trackpad solutions

Synaptics intros ClickEQ, multi-finger TouchPad-IS trackpad solutions originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 May 2010 21:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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