NEW ERA OF TOUCHSCREEN BEGINS

AFTER LAUNCH OF MUCH HYPED APPLE iPHONE AND HIS SUCCESSOR, NOW STARTS NEW BATTLE OF TOUCHSCREEN GADGETS
THEN CAME OTHER MAJORS LIKE LG AND SAMSUNG
TWO DAYS BACK RACE GOT NEW TWIST WITH ENTRANCE OF GOOGLE'S ANDROID SOFTWARE BASED G1
TODAY SAMSUNG ALSO LAUNCHED A FULLY TOUCHSCREEN 'OMNIA' PRICED OVER RS 39,000.
NEXT TO THIS LINE OF GADGETS WAITS NOKIA'S PHONE CODE NAMED TUBE
LG BRINGS EVOLUTION WITH THIER PRADA SERIES
LATEST IS US HANDSET MAJOR MOTOROLA SAID IT IS ALL SET TO ROLL OUT AN AFFORDABLE TOUCHPHONE IN THE INDIAN MARKET PRICED RS 8,000. THE NEW DEVICE -- MOTO YUVA A810 -- WILL BE AVAILABLE HERE FROM NEXT MONTH, SAID LLOYD MATHIAS, MOTOROLA INDIA'S SENIOR DIRECTOR, HEAD OF SALES (INDIA AND SOUTHWEST ASIA). THE INTERNET-READY PHONE COMES WITH A 2.2-INCH TOUCHSCREEN, HANDWRITING RECOGNITION AND A HOST OF OTHER MULTIMEDIA FEATURES. MOTOROLA HAS ALSO CUSTOMISED THE PHONE FOR THE INDIAN MARKET WITH FEATURES LIKE SMS IN HINGLISH, A LARGE PHONE BOOK THAT STORES 500 ENTRIES AND ABILITY TO STORE 750 SMSES. "THERE IS A HUGE EXPECTATION IN THE INDIAN MARKET FOR LOW-COST TOUCHSCREEN PHONES. WITH THE NEW PRODUCT WE EXPECT A GOOD DEMAND FOR IT," MATHIAS SAID.

ON THE OTHER HAND HP LAUNCHED ITS TOUCHSCREEN PC MONITOR LAST MONTH
AND NOW
SOFTWARE GIANT MICROSOFT HAS CONFIRMED THAT ITS NEXT OPERATING SYSTEM WINDOWS 7, SUCCESSOR TO WINDOWS VISTA, WILL BE UNVEILED NEXT MONTH (28 OCTOBER) AT ITS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE (PDC). EARLIER THIS WEEK, MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY EVANGELIST MIKE SWANSON HAD POSTED THAT PDC 2008 ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE USB 2.0 BASED 160GB EXTERNAL HD WITH WINDOWS 7 PRE-BETA BUILD.

IN MAY, MICROSOFT PUBLICLY DEMOED WINDOWS 7 AT A NEWS CONFERENCE. THE HIGH POINT OF THE NEW OS IS ITS "MULTI-TOUCH" INTERFACE. OTHER THAN, THE TOUCHY FEELY LOOK, THE DEMO ALSO SHOWED A USER MANIPULATING PHOTOS, BROWSING A MAP AND PLAYING AN ONSCREEN PIANO WITH SIMPLE ONE AND TWO-FINGER TAPS AND GESTURES. HOWEVER, THE COMPANY DID NOT CONFIRM WHEN IT PLANS TO SHIP BETA 1 OF WINDOWS 7. MICROSOFT PLANS TO UNVEIL THE FINAL VERSION OF WINDOWS 7 AROUND JANUARY 2010.

NOW NEW ERA OF TOUCH SCREEN HAS BEGAN, TOUCH FEVER IS LIGHTNING ALL OVER THE WORLD. ITS TIME WHOLE SET OF GADGET MAKER, SOFTWARE GAINTS TO COME UP , BRING OUT HEAT IN MARKET.


Comments

Popular Posts