Windows 7 Touch UI

**capcadetjc** · 08-01-2010, 10:07 PM

According to Engadget.com, a company known as UI Centric is releasing a Touch UI for windows 7 tablets. From the way it looks, it could be very useful for use in the car as well. Does anyone think this could be a new way to use a CarPC?

Full story here.

A video of it in use can be found here.

**justchat_1** · 08-01-2010, 10:14 PM

That page flip looks cool but it would get very annoying very fast having to do that. Not really seeing anything carPC front ends don't already do-just a little more polish on the graphics.

**capcadetjc** · 08-01-2010, 11:25 PM

Thats true, and I totally agree about the page flip but theres one thing I see thats a big plus. Very little setup. If its simple with great graphics it will be a huge win in my book.

**RipplingHurst** · 08-01-2010, 11:28 PM

I like it.

**justchat_1** · 08-01-2010, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by capcadetjc

Thats true, and I totally agree about the page flip but theres one thing I see thats a big plus. Very little setup.

Great Point

**Penzance** · 08-02-2010, 07:29 AM

There's some screen shots available with the press release here.

It looks a lot like the Windows mobile 6.5 interface, made bigger to fit the screen and with transparency.

**Penzance** · 08-02-2010, 08:28 AM

Apparently there is competition in this area - another company, Mirabyte, is also working on a "finger friendly" interface for touch screens with their FrontFace application.

**capcadetjc** · 08-02-2010, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by Penzance

Apparently there is competition in this area - another company, Mirabyte, is also working on a "finger friendly" interface for touch screens with their FrontFace application.

Nice find, that one looks like it might be more carpc friendly.

**justchat_1** · 08-02-2010, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by Penzance

Apparently there is competition in this area - another company, Mirabyte, is also working on a "finger friendly" interface for touch screens with their FrontFace application.

Its a chromium web browser and some fancy scripting thats it...first one looks far more promising.