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Amazon Tablet Will Only Recognize Two-Finger Touch?

Posted July 25, 2011 at 5:23pm by iClarified · 7453 views
Amazon will reportedly opt for a cheaper multi-touch display that will only recognize input from two fingers, according to DigiTimes. Most premium tablets can recognize 10 separate touch points.

For touch-panel solutions, two-finger solutions, instead of 10-finger ones, are sufficient for entry-level smartphones, noted the sources, adding that many smartphones and tablet PCs launched recently in China and emerging markets, as well as the tablets to be launched by Amazon, all adopted two-finger solutions.

Amazon is expected to be Apple's biggest competitor in the tablet market. DigiTimes previously predicted orders of 1-1.2 million tablets for the third quarter.

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