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Editorial
The Limitless Horizon for Touch By Stephen P. Atwood
Industry News
By Jenny Donelan
Guest Editorial
The Best of Times By Geoff Walker
President's Corner
Anniversary of a Prediction By Paul Drzaic
Frontline Technology: LCD In-Cell Touch
Imagine being able to touch the surface of any display with your finger or a stylus and have the location of your touch instantly identified down to the exact pixels. Imagine this happening with no cover glass or special coatings or any other obstruction in front of the display, and with minimal change inside the display. That's the promise of in-cell touch. The problem is that the promise remains mostly out of reach. This article explores that promise and its current status in detail. By Geoff Walker and Mark Fihn
Frontline Technology: Projected-Capacitive Touch Technology
Projected-capacitive touch has grown extremely rapidly from obscurity in 2006 to the number-two touch technology in 2009. This article examines all aspects of projected-capacitive touch technology, delving into sensor, controller, and module details. art6 By Gary Barrett and Ryomei OmoteTouch screens are in widespread use, due to the intuitive interfaces they enable, which can save time and increase productivity. Falling component prices have also spurred adoption, with consumer products increasingly being designed around touch screens. Touch-screen devices are also widely perceived as cool and fun. By Gary Barrett and Ryomei Omote
Display Marketplace: The State of the Touch-Screen Market in 2010
Touch screens are in widespread use, due to the intuitive interfaces they enable, which can save time and increase productivity. Falling component prices have also spurred adoption, with consumer products increasingly being designed around touch screens. Touch-screen devices are also widely perceived as cool and fun. By Jennifer Colegrove
Enabling Technology: Touch Screens and Touch Surfaces are Enriched by Haptic Force-Feedback
Tactile feedback can enable more effective use of touch screens, particularly in automotive applications where driver distraction is a problem. The number of technologies used to produce haptic effects continues to increase, providing many options and opportunities for system designers. By Bruce Banter
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Enabling Technology: Beneath the Surface
Surface computing is about integrating the physical world and the virtual world through the use of vision-based touch. While Microsoft's Surface product is the best-known implementation of surface computing, it is far from the only one. Expanding university research on touch continues to make use of vision-based touch as a foundation, which in turn will help move surface computing toward full commercialization. By Geoff Walker and Mark Fihn
Making Displays Work for You: Taking Touch to New Frontiers: Why It Makes Sense and How to Make It Happen
Touch interfaces are appearing in everything from consumer devices to industrial equipment, not because touch is "in fashion," but because it provides a truly better form of human-device interaction. This article examines the advantages of gesture-based touch interfaces and the key steps to building a device with a great touch experience. By Mark Hamblin
Display Week 2010 First Looks: Green Technology
By Don Carkner
Display Week 2010 First Looks: Touch Technology
SID News: Latin Display 2009