Friday, June 19, 2009

Feel The Touch

Are You tired of pressing buttons on the alpha-numeric keypad of your phone? do you find your QWERTY keypad device too chancy? well the touch screen device is a solution to your problems. Gone are the days when touchscreens were limited to enter pries segment . Today brands like apple and HTC have brought touchscreen devices to the masses but they are expensive. Moreover touchscreens are available across all segments now. innovation in technology-- in this case touchscreens -- has changed the way we use our phones

The Beginnings


Touchscreens were developed in the Mid-1960s as a prototype and their dynamic nature quickly made them popular in the consumer electronic segment. Touchscreen Phones have been a regular feature across the world but in India they were popularized by the HTC touch that beat the apple i Phone and was a roaring success

According To Edward Wang, Business Head mobile communication Business, Asus (India)
"The mobile market is flooded with touch screens handsets, which are highly dynamic. But the latest trends in cellphones reflect a convergence of voice, video and data communications. By Blending information with entertainment cellphones are at the center stage in the enveloping trend of mobile infotainment."


Process of Evolution

In the initial Days a touchscreen phones mean using a stylus to operate it. while they did have the handwriting recognition feature. using the stylus was cumbersome process.