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Disney's new Dream House uses plenty of touchscreens, partially as a short-hand for futuristic technology. Touch screens are all ready found over the place, from airport check-in kiosks to ATMs to iPhones to PDAs. But they may not be the ultimate solution — I'm partial to gesture-capture systems, myself. Also, when touchscreens fail, they tend to make the entire device unusable. In five years, or ten, will touch screens still be popular? Or are they just a fad while we work out a more user-friendly technology? And what would that be?
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Re: Touch and Go or Come and Go
