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touch screen Last modified: Friday, January 18, 2002

A type of display screen that has a touch-sensitive transparent panel covering the screen. Instead of using a pointing device such as a mouse or light pen, you can use your finger to point directly to objects on the screen. Although touch screens provide a natural interface for computer novices, they are unsatisfactory for most applications because the finger is such a relatively large object. It is impossible to point accurately to small areas of the screen. In addition, most users find touch screens tiring to the arms after long use.

Elo TouchSystems Home page of Elo TouchSystems, developer and manufacturer of touch screen and touch monitor products. Enhanced Infrared touch screen technology A detailed description of the products and services of Touch Controls Inc. This includes company history, technology benefits and applications of touch controled displays and workstations. Mitsubishi display products Home page for Mitsubishi's Display Products Division. Offers photographs and information on their line of desktop display and touch screen monitors, projectors, and printers and imagers. Touch Screen FAQ Covers hardware related information for touch screens. Yahoo!'s touch screens page Yahoo!'s directory of touch screens.