First Dell, thereupon HP: What’s next for N-trig’s multitouch screen technology?
Lenny Engelhardt, N-trig's VP of Business Development
(Credit: N-trig)
Wanting to know more about N-trig’s multitouch technology, now that it has reached the consumer market with the HP TouchSmart tx2 tablet, I spoke with N-trig’s VP of Business Development Lenny Engelhardt earlier today. Here’s what I learned.
The HP TouchSmart tx2 tablet features similar multitouch functionality as the enterprise-focused Dell Latitude XT with a few differences. Both tablets supply multitouch gestures such as dragging and dropping, flicking, and pinching. whether you build an M gesture with your finger on the TouchSmart’s screen, however, you’ll launch HP’s MediaSmart app. For its part, the Dell Latitude XT includes two gestures not found on the HP: two-finger scrolling and a double-tap gesture that turns off the display and touch sensitivity. The scenario for the double-tap is that: you have the tablet in slate mode and want to pick up it up and move to another room. You can carry it with your palm or fingers gripping part of the screen without worrying about moving the cursor. Simply tap the touchpad, mouse button, a key, or remove the stylus from its carport, and the screen and touch sensitivity return.
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Original post by Matthew Elliott
