Fujifilm Touch Screen Poised to Aid Microsoft Vs. Apple

[BlueJazz]

Found this by accident. Pretty interesting.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-10/fujifilm-touch-screen-poised-to-aid-microsoft-vs-apple.html
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Fujifilm is using its experience with silver to create bigger and more affordable touch-screen displays. Laptops and desktops sporting large touch-responsive panels are costly to produce because the sensors are made of a rare and brittle material called indium tin oxide, or ITO.

Putting touch in 23-inch to 27-inch displays used in all- in-one desktop designs adds as much as $180 to the cost,

More..at link.

[PoliticAverse]

1. In general why would you want to use a 27" touch screen instead of a mouse? n/t

[BlueJazz]

2. I was thinking I could act like Tom Cruise in Minority Report ...

...and therefore get the popularity and attention that I need and crave and deserve...

Other than that...you got me ??

[RC]

3. Looks impress when the TV talking heads try to use them.

I don't see them use the touch screen feature much anymore, because something usually goes wrong.

[BlueJazz]

4. Oh..I forgot. With a touchscreen, You don't need one of those expensive mouse-things

They can run like OVER 10 bucks!

[frylock]

7. kiosks?

[PoliticAverse]

8. Yes kiosks are a prime use for large touch screens. n/t

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[backscatter712]

9. That leads to Gorilla Arm.

There's a reason why touchscreens work on handheld devices, but don't work on desktop and laptop computers - ergonomics.

http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/G/gorilla-arm.html

And that's why desktop and laptop machines use the mouse instead.

[PoliticAverse]

10. Never heard that term before, thanks for the link. n/t

[hobbit709]

5. My 10 inch tablet is bad enough with fingerprints

Can you imagine having to clean a large screen display about every half hour just so you can see everything again without smudges?

and fingers do not beat a mouse for pinpoint accuracy.

[BlueJazz]

6. I was going to actually buy one, because some of my customers have them.

I went to TigerDirect and after playing with one, I thought "Well, that's pretty easy to learn"
Also thought "Is it worth 350 bucks" ??

I don't have one.