2. A touchscreen is an electronic visual display that can
detect the presence and location of a touch within the
display area
The screens are sensitive to pressure, a user
interacts with the computer by touching pictures or
words on the screen
3. Touchscreens emerged from corporate
research labs in the second half of the 1940s.
In everyday life. Companies use touch screens
for kiosk systems in retail and tourist
settings, point of sale systems, ATMs, and
PDAs.
The HP-150 from 1983 was one
of the world's earliest commercial
touchscreen computer.
4. Touchscreens are common in devices such as :
Game Console,
All-in-one Computers,
Tablet Computers,
Smart Phones and
Much more…
5. The development of multipoint touchscreens
facilitated the tracking of more than one finger on
the screen
As such, touchscreen displays are found today in
airplanes, automobiles, gaming consoles, machine
control systems
6. Difficult to select small items
Little electrical shocks when using with wet
hands
Reduction in Image brightness may occur
Cost more than alternative devices.
