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Will Touch Revolutionize Desktop Search?

Research presented at CHI 2012, the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Austin, would allow people to search for content on computers by touching the desktop rather than the screen. Venture Beat describes a technology presented at the event called Touche. A touch-sensitive desk surface that allows users to manipulate objects on computer screens with far greater fidelity than even today's best tablets could become one potential application. This new technology would give users the entire surface of a desk to work on.

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