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To support the obviousness of multitouch interfaces Camperbob mentions: See this prototype from Synaptics from 2006: https://www.slashgear.com/synaptics-onyx-co
by bildung 8y ago
To support the obviousness of multitouch interfaces Camperbob mentions: See this prototype from Synaptics from 2006: https://www.slashgear.com/synaptics-onyx-concept-live-demo-captured-on-video-051947/ https://www.slashgear.com/synaptics-onyx-concept-live-demo-c...
The original iPhone used a Synaptics touchscreen IIRC, so it's pretty reasonable that Apple and every major phone manufacturer has been shown the Synaptics tech demo in 2006, probably earlier.
- sjwright 8y agoAt best that is an iteration of Blackberry or Nokia-style smart phone interfaces. It doesn't look particularly impressive, even for 2006.
- bildung 8y agoThat was the point: The evolution of stylus-based interfaces to multi-touch was clear to the major players in the field, and the direction the necessary UX changes had to evolve to were obvious.
- sbuk 8y agoThat tech demo came a year after Apple acquired FingerWorks; who had been producing and selling multitouch technologies since 1998.
- bildung 8y agoThanks, didn't know that.