1. The document discusses the history and evolution of computer input devices from mechanical keyboards to modern touchscreens and styluses.
2. It explores the uses and benefits of single-touch screens for simplified interfaces and multi-touch for more intuitive control and collaboration.
3. Styluses are described as enabling precision, comfort, creativity and presentation tools.
4. Emerging interfaces are highlighted that merge inputs like touch, voice and gestures for natural navigation and augmented experiences. Inspiration is drawn from projects at MIT and Microsoft researching tangible, spatial and contextual user interfaces.
40. Touch Pack for Windows 7 Microsoft Blackboard, an intricate game of physics in which you solve a puzzle by creating a fanciful machine on a blackboard. Microsoft Garden Pond, a tranquil game that takes place in serene Japanese water gardens. Microsoft Rebound, a game in which you use your fingertips to control Tesla spheres with an electrical field between them to catapult a metal game ball into your opponent's goal. Microsoft Surface Globe, a program that you can use to explore the earth as a flat 2-D map or as an immersive 3-D experience. Microsoft Surface Collage, a program that you can use to explore and interact with your photos and arrange them as a desktop background.Microsoft Surface Lagoon, a screen saver and interactive water simulation, complete with a meditative rock arrangement and playful, shy fish.
41. Tablet / Smart Phone Apps Amazon Appstore for Android http://www.amazon.com/mobile-apps/b?ie=UTF8&node=2350149011 iTunes Appstore http://www.apple.com/iphone/apps-for-iphone/ Make Use Of - The 106 Best iPhone Apps http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/best-iphone-apps Free App Alert – Paid Apps That Just Became Free http://freeappalert.com/
48. Image Editing Photoshop GimpShop Art Rage 2 Collaboration Microsoft Office Presentation Smart Notebook Fun Bamboo Dock
49. "Today’s new ideal for Wacom is to expand the use of multi-touch and pressure sensitivity beyond creative professionals to the mass market, making it fun and easy for consumers to use Wacom devices regardless of their skills or background."
53. Microsoft: Manual Deskterity “The pen writes, touch manipulates, and the combination of pen + touch yields new tools” -Ken Hinckley, Microsoft Research
55. “We are as human beings the creatures that create, and we should make sure that our machines aid us in that task and are built in that same image”“In 5 years time when you buy a computer you’ll get this”-John Underkoffler, MIT Tangible Media GroupTED Conference Fe0bruary 2010
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57. 1. History of peripherals first-mouse-1964.jpg (JPEG Image, 545x407 pixels) Mouse (computing) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Douglas Engelbart- Inventor of the Computer Mouse « The Blog of Peter Johnson Input Devices - computer hardware, hardware, computer components, motherboard, cpu, ram, printers, peripherals, inkjet, notebooks, systems, hardware security components User interface - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Computer user satisfaction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2. single touch 5 HP TouchSmart Apps That Truly Showcase Touch Computing: HP TouchSmartDev Zone Who Invented Touch Screen Technology?
58. 3. Multi-touch Clash of the Tablets: From iPad to TouchPad, 6 Slates Compared | Gadget Lab | Wired.com Multitouch -- Engadget What's new for computers with touchscreens? MultiTouch Capabilities in Windows 7 The Multi Touch Screen: Documenting Jeff Han's Multi Touch Technology Dan Rodney's List of Mac OS X Multi-Touch Gestures What's the Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7? 4. Stylus Best drawing tablet tip 1: Touch, multi-touch, or stylus? Switched On: Pen again -- Engadget
59. 5. What's newYouTube - Channel 9: Microsoft Research Campus Tour part 2Microsoft Makes Hacking Kinect Easier : NPRmulti-touch and surface computing with kinect sensorEvoluce Blog | Multitouch and 3D Sensing BlogMinority Report-like Interface - KinectHacks.netYouTube - Matrix Zion Control InterfaceYouTube - Cool UI from Minority ReportDragon Dictate for Mac breaks its "Golden Rule"—and users rejoiceTangible Media | MIT Media LabJohn Underkoffler points to the future of UI | Video on TED.com