Touchscreen technology is becoming more and more popular today and you can see it in almost every latest gadget. This only shows that Touchscreen Technology is very helpful especially when it is implemented with computing devices. One of the advantages of using touchscreen devices is that it reduces the need for buttons such as keyboards and keypads.
Others think that touchscreen technology is just more of a luxury than a necessity. But the truth is that touchscreen technology itself is very helpful when it comes to operating computer devices. An example is a tablet PC. Tablet PCs can be operated without having a keyboard or a keypad since you can type on the screen itself through a virtual keyboard. Tablet PCs are becoming more and more popular among people who need minimal computing power. Usually, tablet PCs are being used in presentations and reading electronic books.
Touchscreen technology is also helpful for people who are editing photos.
Instead of using a mouse, they can directly pinpoint the location that they want to edit just by touching the exact location on the screen. So instead of using a mouse to control the pointer, all they need to do is to touch the specific location, it is like working on the actual hardcopy itself.When it comes to laptops, multi-touch technology is really helpful when implemented on touchpads. Instead of pressing a specific button to view slides, all the user needs is to place two fingers on the touchpad and slide from either left or right. This will make the display go forward and backward respectively. Also multi-touch technology is helpful in scrolling pages. Instead of clicking and dragging the scroll bar, all you need to is to make a specific gesture on the touchpad to make the page go up or down.
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