The STYLISTIC S01, however, employs a unique screen technology that requires users to apply the same level of pressure to on-screen icons as they would to buttons on a keypad.

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And when consulting firms hire undergraduate students, they screen out the ones who crack under pressure.

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So there was great pressure to get it out and get it on the screen.

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What's more, the screen does a much better job of calculating how much pressure you're applying.

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With the engine running, he can see on-screen how much fuel should be injected given X throttle pressure or Y coolant temperature.

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Nevertheless, the combination of reports of increased pressure and coercion of workers in connection to this product and some reports of screen issues and defects in the shipped products last week, are not good signs for Apple.

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Cadillac is also stepping forward with a dead-cool, iPhone-like capacitive-touch cockpit based around a large screen in the central console, situated above a set of artfully designed pressure switches for audio and climate that restate graphically the Cadillac chevron.

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For one, the Vu doesn't incorporate a Wacom digitizer like that of its rival, which allows for pressure sensitivity and heightened precision -- instead, you're left with a plain 'ol capacitive screen.

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As the name implies, it's all based around pressure: a light touch performs the usual commands, while squishing the thumb's wider surface area against the screen allows the equivalent of a multi-touch gesture, such as a pinch to zoom.

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