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Why the touch screen? That seems like an odd addition to the list.
by NegatioN 10y ago
Why the touch screen?
That seems like an odd addition to the list.
- ojbyrne 10y agoThe article describes a "secondary display" that is a "touch screen strip for function keys" No indication that the main display is going to be touch-enabled, at least not that I can see.
- dillera 10y agoI agree, a touch-screen on a 'pro' laptop (unless it's a 2-in-1) is useless. Also: Please don't ever, ever touch my laptop's screen.
- mason240 10y agoI have a Surface Pro with a touch screen and found it to be very useful and natural to use. The Surface is plugged into a dock for all my heavy work, so I'm not using the screen anyway. If I am using it as a laptop for more internet-browsing related work, the touchscreen is so useful that I don't need a mouse.
- mason240 10y agoI have a Surface Pro with a touch screen and found it to be very useful and natural to use. The Surface is plugged into a dock for all my heavy work, so I'm not using the screen anyway. If I am using it as a laptop for more internet-browsing related work, the touchscreen is so useful that I don't need a mouse.
- partisan 10y agoI had a co-worker who made threats against anyone whose hands came close to his screen. Even pointing at the screen was enough to get a look of death.
- realworldview 10y agoI am that person.
- partisan 10y agoRandall?
- criddell 10y agoI can't stand fingerprints on my monitor, but I don't even notice them on my phone or tablet. Before I got my first touchscreen phone, I was pretty sure the dirty screen would drive me bonkers, but that never happened.
- _JamesA_ 10y agoThat's probably because phones and tablets usually have oleophobic[1] surfaces. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipophobicity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipophobicity
- anexprogrammer 10y agoI seem to have oleophobic-proof fingerprints then. I'm constantly cleaning phone screen (swipe on jeans these days now phone is not spanking-new). You could easily see my swipe or pin pattern from prints and smudges, even from one use, which never happened with actual keys.
- newscracker 10y agoThe oleophobic coating does vanish with use over a period of time. That's why you wouldn't see fingerprints and such on a new device, but would on an older and well used one.
- criddell 10y agoMy phone screen is smudged, but it doesn't really bother me. If I spot something on my monitor, I can't get any work done until I have it cleaned off.
- coldtea 10y agoIt's usually because of fear of death, extending to the non acceptance of any decay to the objects one uses. Same kind of people leave the plastic wrap around their remote controls (or worse, car seats).
- john_reel 10y agoIs it really? Is there more that I can read about this?
- jon-wood 10y agoEspecially in a pro Macbook I could see it being really useful - think of all the people developing iOS applications on them. They can now run the simulator on the laptop display and have it pass touch events through to the simulated device.
- w0utert 10y agoAnd in addition to that, they should add an accelerometer for even more fun when testing shake and tilt gestures. ;-)
- evan_ 10y agoMacBooks have always had accelerometers, originally it was called the "sudden motion sensor" and was ostensibly used to park the hard drives in the event of a dropped computer. I'm pretty sure they're still in the modern MacBooks, though Google seems to be mixed on the matter.
- intoverflow2 10y agoIt is not because there is no need to park the HD
- mikestew 10y agoThat sensor was taken out with the SSD MBPs: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201666 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201666 (under Note at the top of the page.
- falcolas 10y agoSince I use an iPad on a relatively regular basis, I find myself reaching for the screen on my MacBook when it's on my lap and I'm reading the web. Scrolling through webpages with a touch on the screen is a natural gesture now; having to pull my hands back to the touchpad feels clunky in comparison. It's a minor wish, but a worthwhile addition, IMO.
- mikestew 10y agoIt's interesting that I hear these anecdotes, because as a user of touch screen devices pre-dating iOS, and every iOS device from 2nd-gen iPhone onward, not once have I ever caught myself reaching to touch the screen of my laptop or desktop monitor. I dunno, in my mind "handhelds are for touching, things with keyboards are not to have their screens touched under threat of bodily harm."
- smartcar 10y agoThe touch screen would be quite an exciting addition to a Macbook. Why? If you are an iOS developer, wouldn't it be great to try your app in the simulator directly on your monitor? You wouldn't have to keep an iOS device right besides you to try it out or use a cursor to simulate touches.