Why the buzz about "multi-touch"? Simply, multi-touch takes human interaction with computers to a whole new, completely natural level. We use all of our fingers to work with the natural world and other man-made tools around us. It is now the time for computing to go past the unnatural keyboard and mouse to a better way.

While the touch-screen and tablet digitizer are already familiar to many, these are limited to the touch of a single finger or stylus.

Multi-touch allows for intuitive hand gestures to be recognized, such as getting two fingers closer or farther (aka "pinching") for zooming and rotation, using your palm for panning/scrolling, rubbing a finger on text to erase it, and so forth.

True to Life: In addition to using multi-touch displays, our products offer a user environment so close to the physical world that each virtual object behaves the same as a real one - objects slide on the surface, bump back from the edges, are slowed by traction, etc. Using this environment requires no special skills or training; everyone knows how real objects and paper documents behave. Why bother learning another way to use them? Just apply your everyday skills and habits from the physical world.

Our Dream is that one day using a personal computer will as commonly understood as using a television, driving a car, or writing with pen and paper. No longer will you need to read the manual or experience a steep learning curve.

Today’s technology is very close in capability and price – as with all popular technology, the price of LCD displays continues to drop. With touch-screen options gaining popularity, their price is dropping too. With touch screen support in Windows Vista and 7, it's just a matter of time to get to the point where all this will be integrated into a single, transparent touch-based user interface. Surf the Net, email or IM with others, shop, edit photos, all with the natural touch of your hands.

If you are one of the many users of Apple's touchscreen enabled devices check out the latest iPhone&iPad Applications from Ten Touch.