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Multi-touch

In computing, multi-touch is technology that enables a surface (a touchpad or touchscreen) to recognize the presence of more than one point of contact with the surface at the same time. The origins of multitouch began at CERN, MIT, University of Toronto, Carnegie Mellon University and Bell Labs in the 1970s. CERN started using multi-touch screens as…

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Multi-touch gestures

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10/GUI

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Multi-touch

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Avg. degree1.98
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Multi-touch

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related to External links · 35
Multi-touch → An, Annotated, Bill Buxton, Capacitive Touch Sensing, DeForce-Sensing, Dispersive Signal Technology Works, Geoff Walker, Geoff Walker Archived, Have Known, History, How, Introduction, Loved, Mark Fihn Archived, Microsoft Research, Multi-Touch Systems, Notes, NYUCamera-based, Pen Computing, Pen-based Computing
related to 2000–present · 16
Multi-touch → Alan Hedge, Apple, Between, Cornell University, DiamondTouch, Fingerworks, In, May, MERL, Microsoft PixelSense, Microsoft's, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Pad, Similarly, Surface, Touchstream
related to 1960–2000 · 15
Multi-touch → CERN, Control Data, Early, Exceptions, Hugh Le Caine, IBM, In, Massachusetts Institute, On-screen, PLATO IV, Robert Moog, Super Proton Synchrotron, Technology, The, These
related to After 2007 · 9
Multi-touch → Dominic Greene, Earth Stood Still, In, James Bond, MI6, Microsoft's Surface, Quantum, Solace, The Day
has application · 8
Multi-touch → Additionally, Apple, ASIC, There, Trademark Office, United States, United States Patent, Usually
related to Before 2007 · 8
Multi-touch → Disney, In, It, Master Control, Microsoft Surface, Star Trek, Tron, Years
related to 10/GUI · 7
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related to Definition · 4
Multi-touch → Apple, In, Several, The
related to Implementations · 4
Multi-touch → Both, LEDs, The, Touch
related to Multi-touch gestures · 1
Multi-touch → An

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touch technology surface capacitive used screen several touchscreen using gestures apple companies computing 2007 user interface input system early device

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pinch-to-zoominstance ofthe video-based Video Place/Video Desk system of Myron Krueger was influential in development of multi-touch gestures0.80text
though this system had no touch interaction itself.By 1984instance ofthe video-based Video Place/Video Desk system of Myron Krueger was influential in development of multi-touch gestures0.80text
both Bell Labsinstance ofthe video-based Video Place/Video Desk system of Myron Krueger was influential in development of multi-touch gestures0.80text
Carnegie Mellon University had working multi-touch-screen prototypesinstance ofthe video-based Video Place/Video Desk system of Myron Krueger was influential in development of multi-touch gestures0.80text
rotating knobsinstance ofdescribing single touch gestures0.80text
swiping the screen to activate a switchinstance ofdescribing single touch gestures0.80text
Multi-touchhas applicationApple0.60section
Multi-touchhas applicationAdditionally0.60section
Multi-touchhas applicationUnited States0.60section
Multi-touchhas applicationUnited States Patent0.60section
Multi-touchhas applicationTrademark Office0.60section
Multi-touchhas applicationASIC0.60section

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