multi touch panel

multi touch panel. At present, touch screen applications have become more and more extensive, ranging from industrial equipment control / operating systems, electronic inquiry facilities for public information inquiry, cash dispensers for commercial use, to mobile phones for consumer electronics, PDAs , Digital cameras, etc. can see the touch screen. Of course, the most widely used is still mobile phones. In 2008 , shipments of mobile phones using touch screens will exceed 100 million units. It is expected that shipments of mobile phones with touch interfaces in 2012 will exceed 500 million. And there are signs that the scope of application of touch screens in consumer electronics is expanding from small size areas such as mobile phone screens to laptops with larger screen sizes. Currently, Dell, HP, Fujitsu, Asus and other first-tier notebook computer manufacturers plan to launch laptops or UMPCs with touch screens . Of course, there is still debate in the industry as to whether laptops equipped with touch screens can expand from low-priced laptops or UMPCs under 10 inches to mainstream laptops over 14 inches. Because for mainstream laptops or desktops, consumers are more accustomed to using keyboards and mice for input. Unlike small-sized laptops, because of the limited number of keyboards that can be accommodated, touch screens are needed to assist them to achieve a more intuitive man-machine. Communication purpose. And now the Windows system does not yet support multi-touch functions. If the multi-touch functions are introduced separately by PC manufacturers, the effort and investment in software will be considerable, so it is expected that by 2010 , new operations of multi-touch will be supported. systemBefore Windows 7 hits the market, laptops with touch screens will still be limited to 12.1 inches or less.