Tag Archives: touchscreen

New 1.7" Touchscreen iPod Nano and iPod Touch Tipped By Early Accessories [IPod]

Wednesday's music-centric Apple event could bring any number of surprises— Lady Gaga iPod Classic!? —but some accessories that have popped up a bit early make two announcements all the more certain: a new iPod Touch and 1.7" touchscreen iPod Nano.
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HTC’s Tablet Could Have Touchscreen Tech From Microsoft-Invested N-Trig [Tablets]

What would you like to see in a HTC tablet ? Something running Android? Chrome OS ? A touchscreen built by N-Trig, the same guys who were behind the Microsoft Surface ? UPDATED More
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Shocker: Touchscreen smudge may give away your Android password pattern

Fast food connoisseurs should pay special attention here -- according to a recent paper by the University of Pennsylvania, Android users are inadvertently leaving their nine-dot lock patterns in the open, courtesy of their fingers' oily smear on the screen. Specifically, the study on potential "smudge attacks" found that partial or complete patterns could be easily retrieved -- even with added noise on the display or after incidental clothing contact -- by using various lighting and camera orientation settings for the smear analysis. Should we be surprised? No. But should our phones be getting Froyo sooner for the extra PIN and QWERTY password options? Hell yeah. Shocker: Touchscreen smudge may give away your Android password pattern originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Toshiba Libretto Hands-On Details Dual-Screen UI, Virtual Keyboard Layouts [Toshiba Libretto]

Toshiba's dual-touchscreen Libretto is still waiting for its limited release, but the folks at Wow-Pow were apparently able to secure a localized English version early from Japan. It's still an expensive curiosity, but the virtual keyboard layouts are admittedly clever: More
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Verizon’s iPhone Could Have a Larger Screen, Faster Processor

The version of the Apple iPhone that is supposedly heading to Verizon in January might be significantly different from the current model. A source familiar with this smartphone says both the touchscreen and processor will be upgraded.
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Keep Your Touchscreen Clean to Protect Against Smudge Attacks [Security]

The swirls of greasy fingerprints and smudges on your smartphone's screen aren't just unsightly—they're also a potential security weakness that can give someone unauthorized access to your phone. More
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Touchscreen Vending Machines Have No Soul [Foods]

The touchscreen has given modern computing a lot of its feeling and spirit. The touchscreen does not belong in vending machines. Fake food and real samples, tantalizingly top-lit and warmed in an incandescent bath, are what stokes my stomach. More
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Electronics Designers Struggle With Form, Function and Obsolescence

Are electronics so breakable because they were never intended to last very long anyway?
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Samsung Files a Patent For a Front And Rear Touchscreen Tablet [Patent]

Samsung's filed a patent for a tablet incorporating front and back multi-touch screens. [ Unwired View via Electronista ] More
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DIY Touchscreen Pinball Machine is Nice, but Why Does it Exist? [Pinball]

Look, this DIY LCD pinball machine is definitely impressive. I'm just wondering what the point is. More
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