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Touchscreens

Touchscreens. Jay Moreno Josh McMullen. Overview. Quick History How they work Uses Future of touch technology Ethical analysis. Quick History. Before touch screens Mouse Keyboard First touch screen developed in 1965 E.A. Johnson 1979 – 1985

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Touchscreens

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  1. Touchscreens Jay Moreno Josh McMullen

  2. Overview Quick History How they work Uses Future of touch technology Ethical analysis

  3. Quick History • Before touch screens • Mouse • Keyboard • First touch screen developed in 1965 • E.A. Johnson • 1979 – 1985 • Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument) • 1983 • HP 150 one of the world’s earliest touchscreen computers

  4. How They Work • Resistive • Metallic layer • Electrical changes • Capacitive • Holds electrical charge • Reduced electrical charge • Surface acoustic wave • Constant electrical signal • Refelctors

  5. Uses • ATM • Computer • Tablet • Laptops • Handheld Devices • Phone • Video Games • Voting

  6. Future of Touch Technology • Touch screen surfaces. • Touch screen will be part of our daily life's • Home computers will incorporate touch screen technology. • Will home computers become obsolete? • Will video games use touch screen?

  7. The Future of Touch Screens http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=6Cf7IL_eZ38&vq=medium

  8. Ethical Analysis • Is there harm with touch screen technology? • Act Utilitarianism • Consumer • Producers • Social Contract • Laws implicated due to touch screens

  9. Questions?

  10. Sources Johnson, E.A. (1965). "Touch Display - A novel input/output device for computers". Electronics Letters1 (8): 219–220. Johnson, E.A. (1967). "Touch Displays: A Programmed Man-Machine Interface". Ergonomics10 (2): 271–277. Smith, Ned. "Feel the Future: Touch Screens That Touch Back - Technology & Science - Tech and Gadgets - TechNewsDaily - Msnbc.com." Msnbc.com - Breaking News, Science and Tech News, World News, US News, Local News- Msnbc.com. 29 Dec. 2010. Web. 21 Nov. 2011. http://www.msnbc.msn.com "Touchscreens, Smartphones and the Haptic Future of Games | Technology | Guardian.co.uk." Latest News, Sport and Comment from the Guardian | The Guardian. Web. 21 Nov. 2011. <http://www.guardian.co.uk>. How Stuff Works, . "How do touch-screen monitors know where you're touching?." How Stuff Works. How Stuff Works Inc, n.d. Web. 21 Nov 2011. <http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question716.htm>.

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