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BumpTop Integrates Multitouch Gesture Controls

Posted 10/01/09 at 09:08:13 AM  by Paul Lilly

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BumpTop, the sexy 3D overlay for Windows-based operating systems, purports to make your PC's desktop act "like a real desk," but that's hard to do when you're still required to fumble around with a keyboard and mouse. Realizing this, the BumpTop developers have added multitouch support, including a handful of gestures the company claims to have patents for.

In addition to the typical gestures found on just about any multitouch device, BumpTop ups the ante with gestures that use all five fingers, both hands, and even the side of your hands. Gestures the company claims to have a leg up on the competition include "lasso," "shove," " scrunch," "fan out," and a few others.

You can download a version of BumpTop for free, but if you want multitouch support -- as well as the ability the toss files onto USB keys, thumbnail previews without watermarks, and other extras -- you'll have to shell out for BumpTop Pro, currently priced at $29.

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TAGS: windows, Software, display, multitouch, bumptop
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avatar Bumtop works without a

Submitted by colinjm0517 on Mon, 10/12/2009 - 1:15pm

 Bumtop works without a touch screen.

Windows 7 is the King of all OSes

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avatarFail!

Submitted by adamjy12345 on Fri, 10/02/2009 - 9:28am

This will never make it anywhere right now. But when we get further in technology you'll see more and more of the gesture and holograms. thats way in the future though

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avatarA lot of good these new

Submitted by KLund1 on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 9:29am

A lot of good these new features will do for million of us that do not have a touch screen display.

And I have not seen much in the way of any mainstream manufactures selling any. Or for that matter, any sort of attachement to current screen to be aboe to use touch.  

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avatarTherein lies the problem

Submitted by Tekzel on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 7:17am

Therein lies the problem folks, these people claim to have a patent on certain "gestures".  That is about as ridiculous as it gets.  I am patenting a certain gesture, and I am sure most of you know the one I am talking about, and sending the Bumptop developers a free copy right now.

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