Comments on: Eee PC 701 with a multitouch display – Video http://liliputing.com/2009/03/eee-pc-701-with-a-multitouch-display-video.html Compact Computing Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brad Linder http://liliputing.com/2009/03/eee-pc-701-with-a-multitouch-display-video.html#comment-46662 Brad Linder Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:13:47 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=6497#comment-46662 I don't think Asus was behind this demo, but it's not quite clear from<br>Johannes's post who was. I don't think Asus was behind this demo, but it's not quite clear from
Johannes's post who was.

]]> By: Keith http://liliputing.com/2009/03/eee-pc-701-with-a-multitouch-display-video.html#comment-46660 Keith Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:31:41 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=6497#comment-46660 Of the handful of multitouch netbook demos I've seen, they all seem to use 2 fingers. Is that a hard limit, or just the limit on what is being demo'ed? I've seen multitouch demos on other hardware, such as MS Surface, that can handle all 10 fingers. Of the handful of multitouch netbook demos I've seen, they all seem to use 2 fingers. Is that a hard limit, or just the limit on what is being demo'ed? I've seen multitouch demos on other hardware, such as MS Surface, that can handle all 10 fingers.

]]> By: Harry http://liliputing.com/2009/03/eee-pc-701-with-a-multitouch-display-video.html#comment-46661 Harry Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:04:09 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=6497#comment-46661 Odd choice for Asus to demonstrate multitouch. You'd think they'd use one of their latest machines for the demo.<br><br>Anyway, or my way of thinking this is the first genuine reason I have seen to prefer 7 over XP. Everything else you could already do with XP. Of course that is assuming that it is not just an API but used effectively in the bundled apps, and MS provides support so that 3rd parties can easily multi touch enable their apps.<br><br>It could even differentiate netbook generations. Mouse-only and single touch netbooks with XP, that will is said to stay for a while. Multitouch with 7 will then be the high end ones if the user experience is good enough (Apple fans, feel free to gloat here :-) Odd choice for Asus to demonstrate multitouch. You'd think they'd use one of their latest machines for the demo.

Anyway, or my way of thinking this is the first genuine reason I have seen to prefer 7 over XP. Everything else you could already do with XP. Of course that is assuming that it is not just an API but used effectively in the bundled apps, and MS provides support so that 3rd parties can easily multi touch enable their apps.

It could even differentiate netbook generations. Mouse-only and single touch netbooks with XP, that will is said to stay for a while. Multitouch with 7 will then be the high end ones if the user experience is good enough (Apple fans, feel free to gloat here :-)

]]> By: Brad Linder http://liliputing.com/2009/03/eee-pc-701-with-a-multitouch-display-video.html#comment-17011 Brad Linder Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:13:47 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=6497#comment-17011 I don't think Asus was behind this demo, but it's not quite clear from<br>Johannes's post who was. I don't think Asus was behind this demo, but it's not quite clear from
Johannes's post who was.

]]> By: Keith http://liliputing.com/2009/03/eee-pc-701-with-a-multitouch-display-video.html#comment-17006 Keith Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:31:41 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=6497#comment-17006 Of the handful of multitouch netbook demos I've seen, they all seem to use 2 fingers. Is that a hard limit, or just the limit on what is being demo'ed? I've seen multitouch demos on other hardware, such as MS Surface, that can handle all 10 fingers. Of the handful of multitouch netbook demos I've seen, they all seem to use 2 fingers. Is that a hard limit, or just the limit on what is being demo'ed? I've seen multitouch demos on other hardware, such as MS Surface, that can handle all 10 fingers.

]]> By: Harry http://liliputing.com/2009/03/eee-pc-701-with-a-multitouch-display-video.html#comment-17001 Harry Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:04:09 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=6497#comment-17001 Odd choice for Asus to demonstrate multitouch. You'd think they'd use one of their latest machines for the demo.<br><br>Anyway, or my way of thinking this is the first genuine reason I have seen to prefer 7 over XP. Everything else you could already do with XP. Of course that is assuming that it is not just an API but used effectively in the bundled apps, and MS provides support so that 3rd parties can easily multi touch enable their apps.<br><br>It could even differentiate netbook generations. Mouse-only and single touch netbooks with XP, that will is said to stay for a while. Multitouch with 7 will then be the high end ones if the user experience is good enough (Apple fans, feel free to gloat here :-) Odd choice for Asus to demonstrate multitouch. You'd think they'd use one of their latest machines for the demo.

Anyway, or my way of thinking this is the first genuine reason I have seen to prefer 7 over XP. Everything else you could already do with XP. Of course that is assuming that it is not just an API but used effectively in the bundled apps, and MS provides support so that 3rd parties can easily multi touch enable their apps.

It could even differentiate netbook generations. Mouse-only and single touch netbooks with XP, that will is said to stay for a while. Multitouch with 7 will then be the high end ones if the user experience is good enough (Apple fans, feel free to gloat here :-)

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