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Re:Ask HN: I want to build/learn something this weekend - su... by csbartus on Saturday August 15, 2009 @03:41AM (#764494)
Take a look at multitouch systems.

The rise of a new hardware platform is a rare occasion compared to the many fresh software products coming out on a regular basis.

Re:Ask HN: I want to build/learn something this weekend - su... by csbartus on Saturday August 15, 2009 @04:03AM (#764510)
To be more explicit (and avoiding further downvoting) multitouch systems are a new hardware platform to be programmed at various levels: driver/tracking library, development framework, end user interface (web, flash, python, processing, ruby, pure data, etc.)