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Touch Computing. Natalia Toccoli. Timeline. 1948: Hugh Le Caine created the touch-sensitive music synthesizers 1965: E.A. Johnson developed the first touch screen 1982: Nimish Mehta from the University of Toronto created the first multi-touch device
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Touch Computing Natalia Toccoli
Timeline • 1948: Hugh Le Caine created the touch-sensitive music synthesizers • 1965: E.A. Johnson developed the first touch screen • 1982: Nimish Mehta from the University of Toronto created the first multi-touch device • 1984: Bob Boie of Bell Labs created the first multi-touch screen • 1993: IBM and the telephone company BellSouth released the first cell phone “SImon” • 2007: Apple successfully released the first touch screen smartphonecalled the iPhone then in 2012 the iPad • 2011: Samsung released the SUR40
Up and Coming • Neo-Sensory age • Combines touch, vibrations, sound and real-time surface deformation • Haptics are essential for success
Check This Out! • http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/20/4011444/touchscreen-chrome-os-laptops-this-year-report • http://www.npr.org/2011/12/23/144185699/timeline-a-history-of-touch-screen-technology
References • Cohen, Nicole. "Timeline: A History Of Touch-Screen Technology." NPR. NPR, 26 Dec. 2011. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. • Cornell, Scott. "Benefits of Touch Screen Technology." Business & Entrepreneurship. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. • Davis, Nick. "The Disadvantages of Touch Screen Mobile." Science. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. • Kazmeyer, Milton. "Benefits of Touch Screen Technology." Small Business. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. • Ramstein, Christophe. "How the Tablets of the Future Will Reach out and Touch Us." TabTimes. N.p., 17 Sept. 2013. Web. 12 Nov. 2013