In what seems like a sensible business strategy, the New York Times just reported that Amazon has acquired Touch, a New York-based startup University who specializes in touchscreen technology. Amazon is said to combine technology touch and the staff at Kindle division, based in Cupertino, CA (Silicon Valley thinks guess Amazon does not have much to offer in the way of touch technology at the time).
Touchco interpolation uses a technology called force-sensitive resistance, which calls into shows that can be completely transparent and can cost as little as $ 10 per square foot. The capacitive touch screens used in the iPhone and iPad is considerably more expensive. Unlike the screens, the screens can also detect Touchco an unlimited number of contact points simultaneously.
Touchco technology uses resistors which are sensitive to different levels of pressure. It has been said that his screen can distinguish between the touch of a finger and the pressure of a pen or similar pointing device. The company had designed its technology to work well with full-color LCD screens, similar to those used in the iPad and Hewlett-Packard Tablet PC comes online. The technology could allow Amazon to introduce a full color touch screen Kindle, raising the question whether the current display device, which are made by a company called E Ink have a role in the next round of reading devices.
We have detected that Touchco website has been laid bare, leaving only a note saying “Thanks for your interest in Touchco. In January 2010, the company is no longer doing business.” Looks like Amazon finally realize that we are not alone in making a touchscreen e-reader device.
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