Since I first read about the new concept of Tactus keyboard by Art Lebedev, I was intrigued how similar the idea is to the one described in Apple’s Multi-Touch keyboard patents.
The basic idea is the same - a full touch surface peripheral, that can be programmed to perform various input tasks. About the only (maybe) […]

I always hate the need to switch/synchronize between my home/work and portable computer set-ups. But there’s nothing I can do about it.
When I’m on the road, portability takes the front seat and when I’m at home, I want to have the biggest/baddest/most powerful set-up I can afford.
So I’m bound to suffer through the process of […]

On the first look, Apple Multi-Touch interface looks really impressive. And it actually is perfect for the small devices like iPhone or iPod Touch.
But once you start thinking about the applicability of Multi-Touch for bigger things like laptops, desktop keyboards and screens or Tablet PCs, the limitations of it become obvious.
Enter Apple Multi-Touch 2.0, described […]

Steve Jobs have called Multi-Touch interface on Macs an ongoing experiment. Sure it is. But it’s quite an intensive experiment that is very likely to produce the results soon.
The latest Apple’s patent filing  to become public called “Wide touchpad on a portable computer” (it’s a continuation patent for earlier 2004 patent application), shows how Multi-Touch […]