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Quanta demonstrates "look ma, no hands!" touch capabilities for Windows 7
jkOnTheRun —
... DigiTimes says that at WinHEC Taipei, the company demonstrated their magical, mystical Optical Touch technology. Instead of using a touchscreen display to accept touch commands, Optical Touch relies on two web-cams to watch your roving palms and then interpret the commands right into the operating system. The cameras are placed on the top corners of a display and support standard cursor movement as well as image rotation and screen zooming. Someone use two fingers to pinch me when I can wave my hand across the screen on a Sunday afternoon and have a pint automatically appear ...
Quanta demos Optical Touch system with Windows 7
Engadget —
... It's no secret that multi-touch support is one of the stand-out features of Windows 7, and it's also no surprise that plenty of companies seem eager to get in on the action, one of the latest which is uber-manufacturer Quanta Computer. ...
Quanta Optical Touch works with Windows 7 multitouch gestures
SlashGear —
... Quanta has been demonstrating multitouch touch-sensitive displays using an optical recognition system rather than the more common capacitive or resistive panels. The technology, which the company calls Optical Touch, relies on two cameras embedded into the top left and right corners of the display, which track the user’s fingers. It will be compatible with the multitouch functionality coming ...
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