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Touch Screen: A display screen that is sensitive to the touch of a finger or stylus. Widely used on ATM machines, retail point-of-sale terminals, car navigation systems, medical monitors and industrial...; Full Touch Screen Definition >>

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Opera Mobile 9.5 beta now available for WM touch screen devices: Opera Mobile 9.5 beta now available for WM touch screen devicesOpera is by far the best mobile browser out thereOpera has shown incredible innovation in their mobile browsers and 9.5 is no different. There is no browser better for your mobile device than Opera.Matthew, are there any mobile devices that...; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Web browsers, touch screen device, Opera Software, touch screen, Web browser; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
Opera Mobile 9.5 beta now available for WM touch screen devices: I reviewed Opera Mobile 9.5 earlier this year and then there was the news that the public beta was coming on 15 July. We heard that it slipped earlier this week, but it only slipped a couple days and we just received the press release that Opera Mobile 9.5 beta...; Tags: Touch Screen, Opera Software, Beta, Opera Mobile 9.5, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Blackberry steals iPhone's virtual keyboard: Blackberry steals iPhone's virtual keyboardCopying Apple???By stating that RIM is "stealing" iPhone's virtual keyboard, you are assuming that Apple were first to market with said on screen keyboard.Back in the real world, where Apple are lagging behind "big time"... they are one of the last mobile phone manufacturers to use...; Tags: Keyboards, Well Let, Touchscreen tech, keyboard, virtual keyboard, Apple iPhone, touch screen, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, phone; Discussion threads 2008-07-14
LG Dare (Verizon Wireless): One of the most notable fallouts of the Apple iPhone launch last year is the ever growing trend of touch-screen phones. LG was one of the first manufacturers out the gate with phones such as the LG Voyager and the LG Vu dazzling us with features that we couldn't get...; Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, display, Verizon Wireless, LG Dare, LG Electronics Inc., phone, touch-screen phone, touch screen; Product reviews 2008-06-27
DSH Car-PC Suite (exe): The DSH Car-PC Suite is intended for all Windows-based car computers and is optimized for touch screen usage. It includes the DSH Media Center (music, video and pictures) and the DSH Media Bandit. This suite also includes the DSH 'Open Street Navigator' GPS navigator and Map viewer, Office Utilities (Calculator,...; Tags: Touch Screen, Electronics, DSH Car-PC Suite, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components; Software downloads 2008-06-20

BlackBerry vs. iPhone--QWERTY vs. touch screen: BlackBerry vs. iPhone--QWERTY vs. touch screenObviouslyThese people have not used iPhone. How can you judge something like this. I've had nokia's full QWERTY phone for about a year. I was loving the typing, but not as much as the iPhone smart keyboard. It corrects every word I type. No matter...; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Apple iPhone, QWERTY, touch screen, RIM BlackBerry; Discussion threads 2008-05-30
Yet another "iPhone killer:" Blackberry's Thunder (updated): Yet another "iPhone killer:" Blackberry's Thunder updatediPod Killers & iPhone Killers?As soon as a product gets tagged an iSomething Killer it seems to be doomed to a lower market share.So what do we have with the Thunder? After a mountain of posts about how bad the iPhone is without...; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Cellular phones, RIM BlackBerry, Apple iPhone, touch screen, High Tech Computer Corp., cell phone, phone; Discussion threads 2008-05-16
Photos: Bill Gates shows off 'TouchWall': At Microsoft CEO Summit 2008, Bill Gates shows off a new multi-touch user interface technology. by Andy Smith; Tags: Multi-touch, Bill Gates, Photograph, Microsoft TouchWall, Andy Smith, touch screen, Touchwall, Microsoft, Microsoft CEO Summit; Image galleries 2008-05-14
Samsung Glyde SCH-U940 (Verizon Wireless): Photo gallery:Samsung Glyde SCH-U940Ever since we first played with the Samsung F700 last year at CTIA, we've been waiting for it to come to America. And starting today, it finally has arrived on our shores--at least in a way. The new Samsung Glyde SCH-U940 for Verizon Wireless offers the same...; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Cellular phones, Verizon Wireless, touch sensitivity, Glyde, Samsung F700, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., touch screen, Samsung Glyde SCH-U940, LG Electronics Inc., display, handset; Product reviews 2008-05-08
LG Vu: Photo gallery:LG VuThe LG Vu has been a long time coming. Ever since we saw the LG Prada early last year, we wanted a similar handset for the U.S. market. Not soon after, we grew jealous of our international cousins for having access to the LG Viewty, the 5.0-megapixel successor...; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, display, LG Vu, LG Electronics Inc., touch screen; Product reviews 2008-05-01
iKlax Player (exe): iKlax Player plays .iklax files; It is inspired by graphics of touch screen technology products, it features all the original navigation and action functionalities to run iKlax files. The design reflects countless hours of development and testing to insure seamless, ergonomic use. On the left side, the user will find...; Tags: Touch Screen, Track, iKlax Media, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components; Software downloads 2008-04-23
Samsung Armani: When the LG Prada hit the scene more than a year ago, touch-screen phones were still a novelty. It stood out from the rest of the crowd with its sleek, minimalist look and designer house backing. Since then, the Apple iPhone has taken the touch-screen crown and has become the...; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Branding, Armani, touch screen, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.; Product reviews 2008-04-17
Software that can improve the UI on your Windows Mobile device: We all know that the iPhone has an amazing user interface, but it is debatable on whether or not the iPhone meets the essential needs of the business and power user. Many folks in the enterprise have Windows Mobile touch screen devices that have advanced functionality that can do just...; Tags: Touch Screen, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Keyboards, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-04-10
Yet another iPhone killer: Samsung's Instinct: Gizmodo's got the line on a new touch-screen iPhone competitor from Sprint and Samsung called Instinct. Announced at CTIA, the 3.1-inch touchscreen Instinct has a few things that iPhone doesn't, namely localized haptic feedback, EV-DO Rev A, GPS, microSD slot, and three (count 'em) hard navigation keys....; Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Instinct, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sprint Communications, Gizmodo, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, GPS, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-01
LG Glimmer: Alltel has long been the fifth wheel when compared with the big four national carriers. It isn't offered in as many states, and its cell phone lineup has traditionally been rather mediocre and stale (with a few notable exceptions like the LG Scoop and the Motorola Rokr Z6m). That has...; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, LG Glimmer, LG Electronics Inc., touch screen, phone; Product reviews 2008-03-27
Panasonic's new Lumix DMC-FX500 sports a 3-inch touch screen and 25mm wide-angle lens: Panasonic's new Lumix DMC-FX500 sports a 3-inch touch screen and 25mm wide-angle lensNice, but......I would gladly trade the big screen for a decent viewfinder. Doesn't anyone shoot outdoors anymore?I AgreeThe optical viewfinder is fast becomming a lost feature even in the digital SLR crowd. My wife got me a...; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Lumix DMC-FX500, Panasonic, touch screen; Discussion threads 2008-03-18
Panasonic's new Lumix DMC-FX500 sports a 3-inch touch screen and 25mm wide-angle lens: I was a big fan of Panasonic's DMC-FX35 until today. Panasonic just announced the new DMC-FX500 that has everything I like about the FX35 and then some. Like the FX35, the DMC-FX500 is a 10-megapixel model that offers optical image stabilization, face detection, digital red-eye correction, intelligent exposure, and the...; Tags: Touch Screen, Panasonic, Camera, FX35, FX500, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-03-18
Sudoku ported to Android: I've written a free Android version of Sudoku. It's very basic, but after I clean it up I hope it will serve as a good example to beginning Android programmers. Here's a screen shot: The source code and binaries can currently be found...; Tags: Touch Screen, Theme, Eclipse, Documentation, Emulator, Android, Android Life Cycle, Android SDK, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-02-28
RIM CEO implies touchscreen BlackBerry is possible: Last week, I made a post uncovering the a just-published BlackBerry Patent application for technology that would enable a touchscreen BlackBerry. Well, today at the Mobile World Congress, Jim Balsillie, the co-CEO of BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion strongly implied that this could very well happen. ...; Tags: Touch Screen, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Handhelds, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-02-12
Android at WMC from a developer's perspective: Android at WMC from a developer's perspectiveEarly ImpresssiionsLong term I think keypads will go out of style and touch screens will rule. The display really needs to be as large as possible on these phones and I am not convinced people want slider phones.The web browsing experience on the iPhone/iTouch...; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Telecom & Utilities, keypad, touch screen, phone; Discussion threads 2008-02-12