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In today’s high-tech world, virtually anything can be nudged into the 21st century with a quick prefix—e-mails, e-businesses, e-commerce and, of course, e-books. As its name implies, an e-book is a title that’s available in electronic format, allowing the reader to peruse its contents on a computer screen or portable device. Generating nearly $32 million* in revenue in the United States in 2007 and billions more in countries around the world, downloadable e-books are encouraging some tech-savv

Desktop computers are high on features, which give benefit for the personal as well as for the business purpose. Motherboard is the main part or component of the desktop computer, which is connected to the other computer accessories. The desktop computer accessories are the keyboard, display screen, speaker, mouse, printer, DVD-ROM etc. Desktop computers are more durable, which increases their utility and capacity to perform variable duties. The Desktop computers are mainly divided into three ca

by Alberto Domingo Most people who have heard the term Netbook is always curious to know what exactly a Netbook is. The answer can be summarized into pretty much one sentence. A netbook is a thin, lightweight, super portable laptop computer that has a screen size of 10 inches or less and operates on a very low power processor. Netbooks are a rather good solution for individuals who need a small computer to stay connected when away. Here is what you can expect from the average netbook. Pr

Multi Touch screen.
Bought to us by Jeff Han

Perceptive Pixel is a startup founded by Jeff Han. Working all but alone from his hardware-strewn office, Jeff Han is about to change the face of computing. Not even the big boys are likely to catch him. Jeff Han and Phil Davidson shows how a multi-touch computer screen will change the way we work (and play).

From: Fast Company Issue 112 | February 2007 | Page 86 |
By: Adam L. Penenberg
Until now, the touch screen has been limited to the uninspiring sort found at an ATM or an airport ticket kiosk–basically screens with electronic buttons that recognize one finger at a time. Han’s touch display, by contrast, redefines the way commands are given to a computer: It uses both movement and pressure–from multiple inputs, whether 2 fingers or 20–to convey information to the silicon brain under the display. Already, industries and companies as diverse as defense contractor Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), CBS (NYSE:CBS) News, Pixar (NYSE:DIS), and unnameable government intelligence agencies have approached Han to get hold of his invention. And, no surprise, he has formed a startup company to market it, Perceptive Pixel. “Touch is one of the most intuitive things in the world,” Han says. “Instead of being one step removed, like you are with a mouse and keyboard, you have direct manipulation. It’s a completely natural reaction–to see an object and want to touch it.” On a recent Tuesday afternoon, Han gives me a private demonstration at NYU. The 36-inch-wide drafting table he used at TED has since evolved into a giant screen: two 8-foot-by-3-foot panels. I notice the screen is not only smudge resistant but durable–or as Han says, “peanut butter–proof,” a phrase he didn’t invent but liked enough to co-opt.

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Now for something really great; there is a phone being developed that will attach to a computer via a USB port. Then it projects an image of the computer screen.