How touch screen improves user experience

Touch screens have been around for some time. Where previously touch screens were merely designed to replace keyboards and mice, today they convey a completely new operating experience. Since the arrival of the iPhone multimedia device, touch technology has become extremely popular and has benefited from a flood of innovations. Featuring greater interaction between the user and device, this new "touch" experience has been achieved by a combination of different technologies. This article provides an overview of recent advances in touch-screen technology.

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Originally published by Maxim Integrated Products at www.maxim-ic.com as "Touch-Screen Technologies Enable Greater Interaction Between User and Device".