A new technology claims to transform sensing in smart devices and applications by combining continuous, high-fidelity data capture with intelligent digital signal processing to move analog challenges ...

Maplewood-based 3M Company continued its streak of investing and acquiring companies with Thursday's announcement that it has invested in Perceptive Pixel, Inc., a developer of advanced multi-touch ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A San Francisco design house has demonstrated a technology for bringing a multi-touch interface to large screen displays. Moto Development Group claims its approach can cost ...

A batch of approved patent applications from Apple issued by the U.S. Patent Office this week include descriptions of significant multi-touch innovations, such as pinch-to-zoom and knob controls. The ...

First Microsoft brought its multi-touch interface, Surface, to tabletops. Next, Microsoft demonstrated how the interface could be taken vertical to walls. Now it looks like Microsoft's Surface ...

At the Consumer Electronics Show, Hitachi is demo'ing a product called Starboard that is a multi-touch interface at a very large scale. You can use it to control a regular PC, and they've also got ...

In what could be a game changer for the smartphone industry, Apple was awarded a patent for its multi-touch interface for the iPhone and iPod touch. Patent number 7,479,949 was filed on 11 April 2008 ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. As expected, Microsoft's Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer gave the world a first look at their ...

Not only does Microsoft envision turning tabletops into computers, now it wants to do the same with walls. Today at Microsoft’s 12th annual CEO Summit, held on Microsoft's Redmond, Washington campus, ...

Apple Inc. is looking to patent a design for a handheld device (or iPod) that displays its output on a small front-side display screen but receives input through a larger touch- and force-sensitive ...

The touch interface has arrived on smartphones, thanks largely to the iPhone. But it hasn't found much mainstream success on the PC despite years of trying. The imminent arrival of Windows 7, which ...

Windows 7 will come with a cool multitouch user interface, allowing you to touch the screen of your computer and perform actions with simple gestures. But it looks like BumpTop is going to make that ...