Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Chapter 5 Blog Post - Section 01

For this blog post, read the New to the Touch article on pages 178 and 179 and answer Case Study questions 1-4. Be sure that your responses are detailed.

2 comments:

  1. 1-What problem does multitouch technology solve?
    * Multitouch technology solved, in decreasing the interface problems and also it's easy to use. What I see from the technology that it helps people with disabilities to make it for them easier. Changed the use of the traditional keyboard and make it touch.People can do their emails any where and any time.

    2- What are the advantage and disadvantage of a multitouch interface? How useful is it? Explain.
    * Advantages:
    1- Multitouch technology changed the traditional input devices the keyboard, while the multitouch is easy to type and use it faster.
    2- Multitouch is desirable and easy to move the screen.
    3- It's flexible to be able to touch whatever on screen
    4- Time saving.
    5- Highly customized to have to information and save it on screen.
    6- To be online anytime anywhere.
    7- Application for entertainment.
    Disadvantage:
    1-It's risks to use it while driving to operate the multitouch phone.
    2-It will effect on the eyes if they use it for long time.
    In my opinion I didn't find any disadvantage.
    **Its very useful, first you could do your works anywhere and any time. second it's easy to carry it anywhere. Really saving time, and entertainment.

    3- Describe three business applications that would benefit from a multi touch?
    **Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system sports multitouch features, When you pair windows with a touch screen PC you can browse online newspapers, flick through photo albums, and shuffle files.
    **Hewlett-Packard (HP) now has laptops and desktops that use touch technology. Its touchsmart computer lets you use two fingers at once to manipulate images on the screen or to make on screen gestures designating specific commands without using cursors or scroll bars.

    **TouchSmart makes it possible for home users to engage in a new type of casual computing putting on music while preparing dinner, quickly searching for directions before leaving the house, or leaving written, video, or audio memos for family members.
    **Some businesses they could managed their business and market place to engage users in their desktops, and that never been done before.
    ** Some applications for mobiles

    4- What management, organization, and technology issues must be addressed if you or your business was considering systems and computers with multitouch interfaces?
    If I have business and we consider our systems with multitouch I think our products are expensive.

    "Question 4"
    I didn't get exactly what do you want from the question.

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  2. 4 means what would besome of the issues you would encounter (software, hardware, management would be like costs, etc.). A couple of points off. Rest look good.

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