Touchscreen Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

ITC invalidates Motorola proximity sensor patent in suit against Apple

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 23rd, 2013)

With all of the Samsung vs. Apple conflict in the courts, one could be forgiven for losing track of the fact that Apple has a lingering patent dispute with Google's Motorola Mobility subsidiary as well. Bloomberg is reporting that the US International Trade Commission (ITC) recently upheld a ...

Daily iPhone App: Cling is a platformer that will grab you

by Mike Schramm (Mar 25th, 2013)

Platformers are a tough genre to pull off on a touchscreen. There are a few solid core platformers out there for iOS (Mikey Shorts is probably my favorite), but in general, the lack of tactile buttons and relative shortage of screen space make really precise, strong 2D platforming games hard to ...

Battlefield's Ben Cousins all set to release The Drowning on iOS for DeNA

by Mike Schramm (Feb 14th, 2013)

A little while ago, I said here on TUAW that the Ngmoco brand was "effectively done on the App Store," with the company's biggest games finally being shut down at the end of next month. And that hasn't changed at all -- the Ngmoco name just plain isn't being used. Ngmoco's parent company, DeNA, ...

Daily iPhone App: Interlocked puts lots of physical puzzles on a digital touchscreen

by Mike Schramm (Jan 28th, 2013)

I am a big fan of The Room, an iOS app which has gained plenty of accolades here and elsewhere already. One of the most charming things about The Room, I think, is how well it replicates real-world objects on a touchscreen platform. The Room expertly turns the touchscreen interface into a ...

Karateka compared on the Apple II and the iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Dec 21st, 2012)

Jordan Mechner is the original creator of the classic Prince of Persia series, and as we mentioned earlier this week, he's recently remade another game of his, Karateka, in a brand-new form on the iPhone and the iPad. The video below, however, isn't really about the game itself -- it's about ...

Comparing the iPhone 4/5 displays under a stereomicroscope

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 26th, 2012)

Scientist Bryan Jones of the University of Utah wanted to know if the iPhone 5 display really was better than the already-impressive iPhone 4 Retina display. Being a retinal neuroscientist and a photographer, he had access to a Canon 1D Mk III DSLR and a stereomicroscope that let him examine ...

Spirits out on Mac App Store now

by Mike Schramm (Feb 15th, 2012)

Spirits is a really amazing title that original came out on iOS last year: It's sort of a Lemmings clone, though the art style and the game's floaty physics mechanics really add a lot of great new elements to that old classic. Now, Spaces of Play has brought the game to the Mac App Store, so if ...

Hands on with NuTouch Gloves

by Erica Sadun (Jan 26th, 2012)

iPhone owners who live in cold climates have many solutions for staying warm while using their devices. I've seen gloves with metal dots on their fingers, cutoff gloves with caps that transform into mittens, and gloves with conductive fabric tips designed for use with capacitive screens. The ...

Behringer mixers hold iPad inside

by Mike Schramm (Jan 21st, 2012)

The audio mixer company Behringer has announced three new units set for release, and this company has borrowed a little bit of hardware from Apple: they use the iPad as an interface. As you can see above, the new Behringer mixers make full use of both the standard mixer console controls, as well ...

Mujjo Touchscreen Gloves keep your fingers warm, useful this winter

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 15th, 2011)

If you are looking for a gift for an iPhone-owning friend this Christmas or just want a useful iPhone accessory for yourself, I highly recommend the Mujjo Touchscreen Gloves. There are plenty of capacitive touchscreen gloves on the market, but Mujjo's gloves are the first I've tried that have ...

You're the Pundit: Are we going to see a touch iMac?

by Erica Sadun (Sep 5th, 2011)

Other sites have rumors and speculation. We have the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is the iMac. Are we about to see a touch iMac debut? For years now, Apple patents have hinted at iMac and MacBook touch screens. A year ago, rumors ...

Adonit's Jot is a stylish, precise stylus for the iPad

by Chris White (Aug 12th, 2011)

A few months ago I reviewed the Adonit Writer, a superb keyboard case for the iPad. The Writer was the debut product from Adonit, and it's since released an updated version for the iPad 2. Apparently Adonit was just getting started, because it's nearly ready to launch a new product, the ...

Apple's supply demands could affect Amazon tablet production

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 30th, 2011)

According to Digitimes, Amazon is shopping around for manufacturers to supply touchscreen panels for its rumored upcoming tablet. The retail giant has supposedly approached TPK Holdings, Wintek, HannStarr Display and J Touch. Two of the four manufacturers, TPK Holdings and Wintek, currently ...

Patent shows Aperture on iPad

by Mike Schramm (May 20th, 2011)

An Apple patent filed back in 2009 shows the Aperture app running on a larger touchscreen -- something akin to the iPad, though, of course, it didn't officially exist back then. The image is actually part of a larger patent that goes through the whole process of how user interface elements work ...

Apple patents idea for smart bezel touch area

by Mike Schramm (Apr 7th, 2011)

Here's an intriguing patent highlighted by the patent-following folks at Patently Apple -- it's an idea Apple has registered for a "smart bezel," which would be a part of the touchscreen that worked as a separate display only when you're using that part. In other words, if you just needed to ...