And she will soon touch-type on the screen better than I type on a keyboard.

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Designed with smartphone users in mind, this interface combines touch-type and big screen functionality, creating faster editing and uploading to other devices and social media sites.

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Other touch technologies are experiencing market growth, such as combination-type touch panels which offer both pen and finger touch.

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Called Mountain Lion, it won't be as big a change as Windows 8, partly because Apple already has integrated a lot of touch gestures and tablet-type features into the Mac using the touch pad, and has given no indication it plans touch screens.

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While Windows 8 will work with a mouse or touch pad and a keyboard, it will be heavily oriented toward tablet-type touch-screen navigation.

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The Light Touch can turn that image into a touch-screen that you can type on or swipe through with the help of a holographic laser projection and infrared sensor at the bottom of the device.

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The Iconia would let users type on a touch-screen keyboard similar to the iPad, or draw, flick and zoom with their fingers.

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The two experiences are fundamentally different, especially since mobile touch-screens are essentially the most limited and limiting type of game controller on the market.

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You'd also want great mobile phone service, along with BlackBerry-type devices to help you be in touch with opportunities.

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