Tag Archives: USB

Make Any Computer Multitouch!

There’s a device I’d really like to see: a USB multitouch screen. The way I envision it, it would be something like a thin iPad with a USB cable that you can just plug into any computer. You could instantly have a multitouch screen for any computer!

Sure, you’d sacrifice the mobility of a full-fledged tablet, but being able to turn your laptop or desktop into a multitouch device on whim would be very useful. Add to that the fact that you could run a full-fledged operating system on it, software without the limitations of iOS or Android (as portable as they may be, I’m not going to code on them).

As far as I know, no such device exists. If you know of one, tell me where I can find it in the comments. If you know how to make one (or you have a few ideas on where to start), let me know that too. After all: if you can’t buy it, make it.

Windows 7 RC – Update

After a couple weeks of using the RC I’ve gone back to Vista. That’s right, Vista at this point in time is better. I would rather be running the Beta of 7 than the RC. Don’t get me wrong it looks promising but it’s just not functional. Well it is if you don’t plan on using any new devices or plugging you keyboard or mouse into a different USB port. The RC has problems recognizing new devices or devices that were not plugged in when the OS was installed. For example, I tried plugging a USB Flash drive in so I could get some drivers for another computer so I could finish setting it up. I put the flash drive in and waited and waited and waited…. Nothing, Windows just sat there trying to install the device. I then tried it on another RC machine same thing. Needless to say I was annoyed and put the project on hold for a while. I continued doing other work for about 45 minutes when I was alerted by Windows that my device was ready to use. Forty-Five minutes!!!

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