If you visited PDC 2008, then you probably already heard that Microsoft had officially presented a new .Net framework/API which would be available as part of Windows 7.

If you have missed PDC 2008 this year, you can watch it online here

• Developing for Microsoft Surface
• Windows 7: Developing Multi-touch Applications

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You can watch a little presentation about possible application of technology. Fun experience I would say.

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BetaNews just published an article about Windows 7 multi-touch SDK being readied for PDC in October.

From PDC 2008 agenda:

Windows 7: Touch Computing
In Windows 7, innovative touch and gesture support will enable more direct and natural interaction in your applications. This session will highlight the new multi-touch gesture APIs and explain how you can leverage them in your applications.

Let’s keep watching for more stuff to come.

Update: PDC video are available now.

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Over past few years I have worked with various TabletPC/Touch screen devices and I like the concept in general.

TabletPC laptops today would cost you more compare to similar no-touch model. But there is an alternative you can get for 10 times less – converter kits. Somewhat bulky, they allow converting any monitor (LCD or CRT) into touch-enabled counterpart and only for about two hundreds dollars.

Of course there are some exceptions, like this HP Pavilion.

There is one I liked more so far – NaviMouse/NaviNote/EZ-canvas by NAVIsys – I like the last one. You can buy it here. And not to miss there is another one by MagicTouch – similar concept, more variety.

To say, all those alternatives are pen-based, or pen like touch style, meaning that you have one point of contact.

With Magic Wall we have seen earlier, limits are pushed forward, and one point of contact is no longer good enough. And from the snick-peek of Windows 7, this is a future direction of the touch screens for modern computers.

One of the focal points for that direction was a research by Jeff Han we already talked about from 2 years ago. Time flies fast. Jeff is now bringing his idea into life at Perceptive Pixel. But computer manufacturers are not to behind either: Microsoft (Surface), Apple (iPod, MacBook Pro), Dell Latitude XT (video), Lenovo X60/X61, … everybody seems to rush to get on board with the new thing.

I think there is something in this what appeal to human nature, might be a small child is still inside us, who wants to play, wants to feel things, and computers are moving toward this.

From the debut presentation of Windows 7:

They worked with the Surface team on the multi-touch stuff. Microsoft is re-thinking the whole user interface to better accommodate multi-touch for day to day use.
…
Swisher and Mossberg: So, what does this represent? Is this the next phase of the way people will do day to day work on their computers?
Gates: “We’re at an interesting junction… in the years to come, the roles of speech, vision, ink, all of those will become huge. I showed what an intelligent whiteboard would be like.”

Being familiar with TabletPC SDK for many years now, I am eager to see a new API for multi-touch.

Do you know some other places with information about multi-touch, especially on Windows, about computers with multi-touch support today, please post your comments here.

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Buttons on the Surface are sluggish, but an idea is great!!!! Well, almost…
Watch how it should be presented or how it could be advertised (Apple style).

Or might be they just used different table? Oh, this is Linux, but how similar it is…
Do you know how it works?
Do you know how it should work? MS really should headhunt for Jeff Han’s version of it or just buy the company and integrate to make Surface a success. I guess coffee mug does affect the process…

I would think that few years in development one would have a presentation more like that:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yHB40jeTOw
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/65?gclid=CJ2P47S76ZACFQwsOAodOUvxYw
http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers/view/id/65

Recent news: CNN took upon PP solution and is using it as “Magic Wall” in their election night’s coverages.

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