The iPhone was the breakthrough product that introduced multi-touch—the ability to manipulate a touch screen interface with multiple fingers at once—to the average consumer. Along with the popularity of the iPhone came the realization that this new technology could make a user interface more flexible and more intuitive than previously possible. As such, MindTribe has seen a surge in companies looking to incorporate multi-touch interfaces into their products.
While the tools needed to implement a multi-touch interface are increasing in availability, they are still not established enough to be in the hands of every company’s engineers or contract manufacturers, and product technologies and offerings are rapidly evolving from week to week.
Some of our clients see the addition of multi-touch as an avenue to differentiating themselves, some see a means of creating new user experiences, while others seek insight in determining whether multi-touch is feasible for their product.
The rush for multi-touch is on. To help our clients quickly get an intuitive feel for the possibilities and limitations of multi-touch interfaces, we built a mobile reference platform to enable quick and easy experimentation. The product of this effort, a handheld demo unit, will serve as an anchor to future client discussions on the technology.