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Apple wins major touchscreen patent

Apple has been granted a patent relating to the capacitive touchscreen it introduced on the original iPhone after three years of deliberation. The patent basically gives Apple rights over the multitouch display and gestures used on its iPhone, iPad and iPod products. That means that manufacturers of rival touchscreen products should probably put their lawyers on speed dial, as Apple is likely to come after them for licensing fees or pursue them on the basis of copyright infringement. Patent bullying Patent commenter and IP law blogger Florian Mueller said, "This patent covers a kind of functionality without which it will be hard to build a competitive smartphone. "Unless this patent becomes invalidated, it would allow Apple to stifle innovation and bully competitors." The ruling could also mean the end of pinch-to-zoom web browsing on any handset but an iDevice, as the patent specifically covers smartphones using finger gestures to manipulate a web page. But it's not all rain clouds and thunderbolts for Apple's competitors – they could be safe unless they've copied the interface entirely, every finger gesture and all. Mueller explains, "The way to read a patent claim is that it's only infringed if the accused technology is implemented in its entirety—all of the characteristics must be matched." What will Apple do with its new found power? Let's hope it uses it for good and not to stifle competition in the smartphone sector.

Apple wins major touchscreen patent

Apple has been granted a patent relating to the capacitive touchscreen it introduced on the original iPhone after three years of deliberatio...

Multitouch Twitter wall to fascinate onlookers, Engadget staffers at #CES

<DIV class=separator style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRW7EwWfk0RpETPt5KGpap0cI57sv-XO2jXaqxCSuri03kXJxiDOuOhFiF1zfGXQhBXFrNWODPjpU-KgaHLeHYqXsAHidshddDsrUWxz4SjuclmLEjX8kZnVytdmWL8b_FuYbrnknTIIA/s1600/multitouch-twitter-wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRW7EwWfk0RpETPt5KGpap0cI57sv-XO2jXaqxCSuri03kXJxiDOuOhFiF1zfGXQhBXFrNWODPjpU-KgaHLeHYqXsAHidshddDsrUWxz4SjuclmLEjX8kZnVytdmWL8b_FuYbrnknTIIA/s1600/multitouch-twitter-wall.jpg"></A></DIV> CES is no stranger to larger-than-life display installations, but as this whole "social networking" thing continues to blossom, it looks as if next year's megawall will be integrating with none other than Twitter. Designed by Finland's own MultiTouch, the Multitouch Twitter Wall will consist of "at least" six MultiTouch Cell 46 displays, each of which checks in at 46-inches wide. The whole shebang will offer onlookers at the show the ability to open tweets, move them around and give them a perfect opportunity to blow off steam while having their minds blitzed by the sheer quantity of news associated with the #CES tag. We'll be sure to give it a look once we touch down in the great southwest next month, but till then, you can get a taste by mashing play below.

Multitouch Twitter wall to fascinate onlookers, Engadget staffers at #CES

CES is no stranger to larger-than-life display installations, but as this whole "social networking" thing continues to blossom, it...

Table Connect for iPhone: 58-inch multitouch table demo [Video]

<a name="4954510660652126619"></A> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIGiYmwKQCG0qPoyYOhkw3I1-j9Fw0UnM51dhRgotcNpaO0NMk8lQwkJLuN2WjDDSVhDtn04bCNn9JxJb0tzLQX3atY54CqvFlRfdDDzcrOWiMxcPS11CaGz0dPp3t_AAuAa7HK_b1MY/s1600/table-connect-video.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img alt="http://www.techgeeze.com/search/label/iPad" border="0" height="215" src="/table-connect-video.jpg" width="400"></A> This could be the <a href="http://www.techgeeze.com/search/label/iPad">rumored iPad</A>, ooh, and we love to see 4 people playing Flight Control with this 58-inch multitouch Table Connect. And it seems believable enough on a demo video after the break, using a jailbroken iPhone with the 58-inch screen table and those two hands tapping the table to show off what Table Connect <a href="http://iphonetable.blogspot.com/2010/10/countdown.html">can offer</A>. Watch the video after the break.<a name="more"></A> <EMBED src=http://www.youtube.com/v/TCbSwOgNzZg&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3 width=500 height=390 type=application/x-shockwave-flash allowScriptAccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></EMBED>

Table Connect for iPhone: 58-inch multitouch table demo [Video]

This could be the rumored iPad , ooh, and we love to see 4 people playing Flight Control with this 58-inch multitouch Table Connect. And ...