Sunday, November 04, 2007

Touch screen technology

So, we've moved from Dumb text terminals, to Apple II (like, normal graphics), and then to some sort of touch screens, and now we have jewels in the crown - the Apple's iPhone and MS Surface and all sort of other applications.

So does it mean that touchscreen technology is going to rule everything? Get on every platform? Get to control our computers?

Or there's some other technology on the horizon? Something we don't even dream about (like thought-controlling interface)?

I just remember how in "Star Trek: Voyager" they had both tactile (read touchscreen) interfaces and voice-controlling interfaces (well, they had a highly evolved AI with that, but who counts?).....

Just a simple thought....

-A

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