MacBooks to Feature iPhone's Multi-Touch?

Gadgets Lover writes "According to CrunchGear's 'trusted source' that the upcoming MacBooks which are expected to be released around October will support the iPhone's multi-touch technology built into their touchpads. The feature will be built into the touchpads, allowing you to navigate through your notebook's files, applications, etc. the same way you can on the iPhone. (Yes, I know you can already scroll with them, that's nothing new. I'm talking about all the other finger gestures that can be done on the iPhone's screen) On June 20th, CrunchGear reported, "The upcoming MacBooks will be about half the thickness of current models (which would be quite the feat) and they'll be made from new plastics/materials"."

Comments

Stupid Question For The PC Folks

[nineloc9]

This brings up the constant argument that the wife and I have about switching to Macs. I want to, she doesnt. Her reasoning is she'd have to learn a whole new way of navigating through an os and all that. She says this while she's bopping around on her Vista laptop. Yeah. Anyway, my question is this: what do you think it will take for the most scaredy cat of PC users who fear change to make the switch?

Touchscreens are a pain to interact with on a PC

[Blahbooboo3]

We tried touchscreens in the 1980s and they never took off (albeit the technology was immature). The problem is moving your hands from a keyboard to your monitor is NOT an efficient method of working, and it's a pain in the ass IMHO. I don't get why all the Mac fan boys have such hard-ons for this technology. Get a light pen or something if you want CAD or whatever.

Re:Not just the touchpad

[nuggetman]

Sit at your desk. Now, the whole time you're normally at your computer, keep your hand suspended in the air touching the screen. This is why we don't see ubiquitous touch screens on computers. Hammer, problem, nail, etc.