Could this be some of the influence the iPhone will have on the computer industry? This video is about four minutes long. You can see what the potential is in the first few seconds. This is just crazy.
Multi-touch driven computer screen
September 10, 2007 By
Is it just me or does it look like a good workout too?
Neat stuff, but I'm not sure that Apple gets credit for that! (How much stock do you have in Apple anyways!?)
Jeff Han, the asian gentleman in the video, is renowned for his work on multi touch interfaces, and it far precedes any announced products by Apple or Microsoft.
The systems Perceptive Pixel (Jeff's company) creates are currently designed for high end clients, and they are willing the pay the price for the abilities the system provides them.
As cool as all that looked, and as many great applications I could think of for it in my own life, the thought that jumped out at me the loudest was "No more sitting in a chair all day! Yeah!"