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[Error: unknown template qotd]Touch screen like all new mainstream technologies is being thought of as one tool that does it all. I however don't think so. In my opinion it can co-exist along with traditional input methods. The place where it can completely replace them is only on tablets and phones. On personal computers however it supplements the keyboard and mouse. Here's some examples:
Cover Flow: instead of using a scrollbar and your mouse to flip through it you swipe your finger across the screen. There was something like that which uses iSight to detect which way you are swiping your finger in the air but I couldn't get it to work on my Mac Mini (maybe it uses core image.... who knows).
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On a kitchen computer it could replace a mouse. Or if you are doing something quickly on your personal computer you could just tap tap on the screen. But if you where to type up a report you'd still want to use a keyboard since keeping your hands up on a screen for a long time would be very unergonomic.
Hell it probably could replace the mouse almost completely but there are still jobs that benefit from a mouse. First person shooters and games that have controls like them come to min. That and the fact that again it'd be uncomfortable to keep your arms up on the screen all the time and you'd be getting it dirty with your finger oils a lot. I'd only use it for small jobs.
Cover Flow: instead of using a scrollbar and your mouse to flip through it you swipe your finger across the screen. There was something like that which uses iSight to detect which way you are swiping your finger in the air but I couldn't get it to work on my Mac Mini (maybe it uses core image.... who knows).
Quickly rotate images
Quickly zoom in\out
On a kitchen computer it could replace a mouse. Or if you are doing something quickly on your personal computer you could just tap tap on the screen. But if you where to type up a report you'd still want to use a keyboard since keeping your hands up on a screen for a long time would be very unergonomic.
Hell it probably could replace the mouse almost completely but there are still jobs that benefit from a mouse. First person shooters and games that have controls like them come to min. That and the fact that again it'd be uncomfortable to keep your arms up on the screen all the time and you'd be getting it dirty with your finger oils a lot. I'd only use it for small jobs.
