Comments on: Synaptics OneTouch

By: Nikoo

Nikoo — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:08:28 +0000

Thanks for the knowledgable answer Chris!

I look forward to seeing Onyx in new products. The idea of using transparent touchpad is really smart.

By: Chris Davies

Chris Davies — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:24:58 +0000

The demo Onyx phone was designed to be large for showing to an audience, so they took two of their ClearPad touchpads and put them side-by-side behind the display from a Nokia Communicator. Each touchpad is capable of multitouch, it’s just that they didn’t have one the right shape/size for the prototype unit.

[quote comment="16696"]I had a question while looking at their demo unit… and the UI. The representative said it was “multitouch”…

While it might be programmed for multi-touch, the demo unit seemed to have 2 transparent touchpads (there’s a misalignment between the two). In other word each touchpad would get one “touch”… Thus the device is not “multitouch” like the iPhone or the LG phone, but rather combining of 2 transparent touchpads…

Am I thinking correctly?[/quote]

By: Nikoo

Nikoo — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:01:56 +0000

I had a question while looking at their demo unit… and the UI. The representative said it was “multitouch”…

Am I thinking correctly?

By: James King

James King — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 03:22:36 +0000

UI is the most important part of a product, which determine how easy a product can be use. However most UI are so bloated these days, ease of use is not what matters anymore.