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Re:Video: Notion Ink Adam, iPad alternative by Zev on Sunday February 14, 2010 @02:43AM (#1124289)
The touching might make the interface more humane

Bingo. This is exactly it. it makes things more humane. Easier. You don't have to worry about where you saved that file to. There's no accidentally deleting a folder that had an important document among a dozens of useless files.

You don't need to use a clunky device to click on something. You use your finger and you push the screen. Which a lot of people do anyway, to point to something on their screen. Only, it doesn't do anything for them yet.

Re:Video: Notion Ink Adam, iPad alternative by cookiecaper on Sunday February 14, 2010 @02:51AM (#1124293)
Such an interface is not a major boon, or it would have been implemented many years ago. Touch screens are not a new technology, they've been around for more than twenty years. They may be becoming more popular right now, and Apple may be exploiting that with the iPad/iPhone, but it by no means deserves a comparison with such revolutions as the cell phone or automobile.
Re:Video: Notion Ink Adam, iPad alternative by rimantas on Sunday February 14, 2010 @05:46AM (#1124411)
There is a huge gap between existing technology and useable technology. Apple may be exploiting that? Who did use capacitive multitouch before Apple?
Re:Video: Notion Ink Adam, iPad alternative by gfodor on Sunday February 14, 2010 @04:26PM (#1125302)
Capacitive multitouch is a new technology in consumer electronics.