Touch Original

Touch Original
Touch Original
How to change the volume on the original ipod touch with the latest update?

I have the original ipod touch, and have recently downloaded the latest software update (version 3.1.1)
It did say it was compatible with my ipod, but there is no where to change the volume when i listen to music. It just has skip backwards, play/pause and skip forwards
I know on the newer ipod touches there is volume buttons down the side, but not on my ipod!
Does anybody know how to solve this?!

While playing music and your at the home screen or somewhere else double tap the home button and you can do that. If you are not listening to music you can go to the lock screen and double tap the home button and adjust it from there.

eBay Logo  

FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 3rd Gen 3 Original LCD Screen w/Digitizer+Tools ZVZLS62


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 3rd Gen 3 Original LCD Screen w/Digitizer+Tools ZVZLS62


$36.46


original MAGELLAN EXPLORIST 510 GPS FULL  lcd screen display + touch digitizer


original MAGELLAN EXPLORIST 510 GPS FULL lcd screen display + touch digitizer


$67.99


original MAGELLAN EXPLORIST 610 GPS FULL  lcd screen display + touch digitizer


original MAGELLAN EXPLORIST 610 GPS FULL lcd screen display + touch digitizer


$75.99


original MAGELLAN EXPLORIST 710 GPS FULL  lcd screen display + touch digitizer


original MAGELLAN EXPLORIST 710 GPS FULL lcd screen display + touch digitizer


$79.99


Original garmin 2390 GPS lcd touch Screen panel Digitizer


Original garmin 2390 GPS lcd touch Screen panel Digitizer


$39.56


NEW Original LED LCD + touch Screen Display For Acer Iconia Tab A200


NEW Original LED LCD + touch Screen Display For Acer Iconia Tab A200


$220.00


Original Apple iPhone iPod Touch HEADPHONE EARPHONES EARBUDS org-earp


Original Apple iPhone iPod Touch HEADPHONE EARPHONES EARBUDS org-earp


$0.95


Original Apple iPod Touch 4 Gen Home Button w/ Holder


Original Apple iPod Touch 4 Gen Home Button w/ Holder


$9.95


Original Apple iPhone iPod Touch HEADPHONE EARPHONES EARBUDS org-earp


Original Apple iPhone iPod Touch HEADPHONE EARPHONES EARBUDS org-earp


$0.95


Original Replacement LCD Display Screen + Tools for iPod Touch 2nd Gen 2 ZVLS318


Original Replacement LCD Display Screen + Tools for iPod Touch 2nd Gen 2 ZVLS318


$7.64


Original Replacement LCD Display Screen + Tools for iPod Touch 1st Gen 1 ZVLS405


Original Replacement LCD Display Screen + Tools for iPod Touch 1st Gen 1 ZVLS405


$7.64


Original Replacement LCD Display Screen + Tools for iPod Touch 1st Gen 1 ZVLS405


Original Replacement LCD Display Screen + Tools for iPod Touch 1st Gen 1 ZVLS405


$7.64


Original Replacement LCD Display Screen + Tools for iPod Touch 2nd Gen 2 ZVLS318


Original Replacement LCD Display Screen + Tools for iPod Touch 2nd Gen 2 ZVLS318


$7.64


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 4th Gen 4 New Original Home Button Keypad +Tool ZVKY186


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 4th Gen 4 New Original Home Button Keypad +Tool ZVKY186


$9.49


new original palm pixi pi xi touch screen panel digitizer


new original palm pixi pi xi touch screen panel digitizer


$47.68


Original iPod Touch 4th Gen LCD Digitizer Assembly


Original iPod Touch 4th Gen LCD Digitizer Assembly


$29.98


New original viliv S5 Touch DIGITIZER+FULL LCD Screen


New original viliv S5 Touch DIGITIZER+FULL LCD Screen


$160.59


Original Headset Headphone Earbud Apple Nano 4th 5th 6th Touch SHUFFLE 3rd Gen3


Original Headset Headphone Earbud Apple Nano 4th 5th 6th Touch SHUFFLE 3rd Gen3


$18.23


New Original LCD Touch Screen Digitizer PT035TN01 V6


New Original LCD Touch Screen Digitizer PT035TN01 V6


$6.28


Original Full LCD Display+Touch Screen For INTERMEC CN3 CK3B


Original Full LCD Display+Touch Screen For INTERMEC CN3 CK3B


$64.70


Apple MA627LL/B iPod touch Original 16GB MP3 Player-BLK


Apple MA627LL/B iPod touch Original 16GB MP3 Player-BLK


$80.00


Apple Sync USB Cable Original (Genuine) For iPod Touch/iPhone 4G


Apple Sync USB Cable Original (Genuine) For iPod Touch/iPhone 4G


$0.99


Original LMS430HF17-002 LCD display with touch screen digitizer for GPS


Original LMS430HF17-002 LCD display with touch screen digitizer for GPS


$38.50


Original LMS430HF01-013 LCD display+touch screen for Tomtom one XL GPS


Original LMS430HF01-013 LCD display+touch screen for Tomtom one XL GPS


$28.00


Original A050FW02 LCD display with touch screen digitizer for Tomtom GPS


Original A050FW02 LCD display with touch screen digitizer for Tomtom GPS


$46.75


Original 4.3'' AUO LCD display A043FW05 LCD with touch screen digitizer


Original 4.3” AUO LCD display A043FW05 LCD with touch screen digitizer


$38.82


Original Otterbox Commuter Black Case Cover+MIRROR FILM FOR IPOD TOUCH 4 4th G


Original Otterbox Commuter Black Case Cover+MIRROR FILM FOR IPOD TOUCH 4 4th G


$23.49


Apple iPod Touch 8GB 3rd Generation MP3 Player Original


Apple iPod Touch 8GB 3rd Generation MP3 Player Original


$139.95


Apple MA627LL/A iPod touch Original 16GB MP3 Player-BLK


Apple MA627LL/A iPod touch Original 16GB MP3 Player-BLK


$88.00


Apple Sync USB Cable Original (Genuine) For iPod Touch/iPhone 4G


Apple Sync USB Cable Original (Genuine) For iPod Touch/iPhone 4G


$1.75


Original Otterbox Commuter Red/Black Case Cover+LCD Guard FOR IPOD TOUCH 4 G 4th


Original Otterbox Commuter Red/Black Case Cover+LCD Guard FOR IPOD TOUCH 4 G 4th


$23.49


Original Otterbox Defender Black/White Cover Case+Film FOR iPod Touch 4 4TH G


Original Otterbox Defender Black/White Cover Case+Film FOR iPod Touch 4 4TH G


$27.49


Apple iPod Touch original clear case - original packaging for 4g iPod Touch


Apple iPod Touch original clear case – original packaging for 4g iPod Touch


$9.00


Original Replacement LCD Display Screen + Tools for iPod Touch 1st Gen 1 ZVLS405


Original Replacement LCD Display Screen + Tools for iPod Touch 1st Gen 1 ZVLS405


$7.64


Original Apple iPhone iPod Touch HEADPHONE EARPHONES EARBUDS org-earp


Original Apple iPhone iPod Touch HEADPHONE EARPHONES EARBUDS org-earp


$0.95


Original Apple iPhone iPod Touch HEADPHONE EARPHONES EARBUDS org-earp


Original Apple iPhone iPod Touch HEADPHONE EARPHONES EARBUDS org-earp


$0.95


Apple iPod Touch 1st Generation 16 GB, with original box and bundled accessories


Apple iPod Touch 1st Generation 16 GB, with original box and bundled accessories


$63.00


Original Apple iPhone iPod Touch HEADPHONE EARPHONES EARBUDS org-earp


Original Apple iPhone iPod Touch HEADPHONE EARPHONES EARBUDS org-earp


$0.95


Original Replacement LCD Display Screen + Tools for iPod Touch 1st Gen 1 ZVLS405


Original Replacement LCD Display Screen + Tools for iPod Touch 1st Gen 1 ZVLS405


$7.64


Original Replacement LCD Display Screen + Tools for iPod Touch 2nd Gen 2 ZVLS318


Original Replacement LCD Display Screen + Tools for iPod Touch 2nd Gen 2 ZVLS318


$7.64


Mint Apple iPod touch 4th Generation Black (8 GB) - comes with original box


Mint Apple iPod touch 4th Generation Black (8 GB) – comes with original box


$149.99


Original Touch Screen Digitizer For HTC G9 Aria A6380


Original Touch Screen Digitizer For HTC G9 Aria A6380


$20.08


Apple iPod Touch 2nd Generation 2g (8GB) in original casing w/ 3 Extras!


Apple iPod Touch 2nd Generation 2g (8GB) in original casing w/ 3 Extras!


$120.00


Original headset Headphone Earbud for ipod Nano 6th Touch 4th SHUFFLE 3rd Gen3 G


Original headset Headphone Earbud for ipod Nano 6th Touch 4th SHUFFLE 3rd Gen3 G


$12.99


USA Touch Screen Glass Digitizer Original HTC G9 Aria


USA Touch Screen Glass Digitizer Original HTC G9 Aria


$23.99


Original headset Headphone Earbud for ipod Nano touch 2nd SHUFFLE 3rd G Gen3 MP4


Original headset Headphone Earbud for ipod Nano touch 2nd SHUFFLE 3rd G Gen3 MP4


$16.99


Apple iPod touch 2nd Generation (8 GB) Used Good Condition w/ Original Packaging


Apple iPod touch 2nd Generation (8 GB) Used Good Condition w/ Original Packaging


$61.00


Original Blackberry black Torch 9800 version 001 lcd screen touch assembly


Original Blackberry black Torch 9800 version 001 lcd screen touch assembly


$28.99


New Original 3.8'Acer F900 900 Touch Screen Digitizer/U


New Original 3.8′Acer F900 900 Touch Screen Digitizer/U


$17.87


NEW iFrogz Luxe Original iPod Touch 4G Hard Case Soft touch Free Ship! Black


NEW iFrogz Luxe Original iPod Touch 4G Hard Case Soft touch Free Ship! Black


$7.99


New Original Huawei U8120 LCD Touch Screen Digitizer


New Original Huawei U8120 LCD Touch Screen Digitizer


$18.00


OEM Touch Screen Glass Digitizer Original HTC G9 Aria


OEM Touch Screen Glass Digitizer Original HTC G9 Aria


$23.97


for iPod Touch 2nd Gen 2 Original Replacement LCD Digitizer * with Frame ZXLT191


for iPod Touch 2nd Gen 2 Original Replacement LCD Digitizer * with Frame ZXLT191


$13.94


for iPod Nano 6th Gen 6 Original LCD Screen +Touch Digitizer Repair Part ZXLS567


for iPod Nano 6th Gen 6 Original LCD Screen +Touch Digitizer Repair Part ZXLS567


$42.90


for iPod Touch 3rd Gen 3 Original Replacement LCD Digitizer * with Frame ZXLT192


for iPod Touch 3rd Gen 3 Original Replacement LCD Digitizer * with Frame ZXLT192


$13.94


for iPod Touch 1st Gen 1 Original Replacement LCD Digitizer * with Frame ZXLT190


for iPod Touch 1st Gen 1 Original Replacement LCD Digitizer * with Frame ZXLT190


$23.59


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Original Keypad Home Button Flex Cable+Tool ZXFC255


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Original Keypad Home Button Flex Cable+Tool ZXFC255


$12.86


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 4th Gen 4 Original Loud Speaker Flex Cable+Tool ZXRS048


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 4th Gen 4 Original Loud Speaker Flex Cable+Tool ZXRS048


$12.33


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Gen Original Power Volume Flex Cable + Tool ZXFC334


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Gen Original Power Volume Flex Cable + Tool ZXFC334


$10.18


Original Jensen NVX 200 LCD Screen Display + Touch Screen Panel Digitizer


Original Jensen NVX 200 LCD Screen Display + Touch Screen Panel Digitizer


$35.70


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 3rd Gen 3 Original LCD Display Screen Unit+Tool ZXLS407


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 3rd Gen 3 Original LCD Display Screen Unit+Tool ZXLS407


$23.59


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 1st Gen 1 * Original Home Button Keypad + Tool ZXKY177


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 1st Gen 1 * Original Home Button Keypad + Tool ZXKY177


$7.50


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Gen 2 Original LCD Screen w/Digitizer+Tools ZXZLS23


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Gen 2 Original LCD Screen w/Digitizer+Tools ZXZLS23


$32.17


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Gen * Original Side Volume Key Button +Tool ZXMA205


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Gen * Original Side Volume Key Button +Tool ZXMA205


$8.57


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Gen 2 Original LCD Display Screen Unit+Tool ZXLS318


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Gen 2 Original LCD Display Screen Unit+Tool ZXLS318


$18.23


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 3rd Gen * Original Side Volume Key Button +Tool ZXMA205


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 3rd Gen * Original Side Volume Key Button +Tool ZXMA205


$8.57


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 3rd Gen 3 * Original Home Button Keypad + Tools ZXKY178


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 3rd Gen 3 * Original Home Button Keypad + Tools ZXKY178


$8.04


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 4th Gen Original Power Volume Flex Cable + Tool ZXFC333


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 4th Gen Original Power Volume Flex Cable + Tool ZXFC333


$15.01


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 3rd Gen 3 Original LCD Digitizer * Glass + Tool ZXLT155


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 3rd Gen 3 Original LCD Digitizer * Glass + Tool ZXLT155


$16.62


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 4th Gen 4 New Original Home Button Keypad +Tool ZXKY186


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 4th Gen 4 New Original Home Button Keypad +Tool ZXKY186


$11.79


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 4th Gen 4 * Original Middle Frame Bezel + Tool ZXHR048


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 4th Gen 4 * Original Middle Frame Bezel + Tool ZXHR048


$12.33


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 3rd Gen Original Power Volume Flex Cable + Tool ZXFC334


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 3rd Gen Original Power Volume Flex Cable + Tool ZXFC334


$10.18


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Gen 2 * Original Home Button Keypad + Tools ZXKY178


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Gen 2 * Original Home Button Keypad + Tools ZXKY178


$8.04


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Gen * Original Charger Port Connector +Tool ZXMA186


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Gen * Original Charger Port Connector +Tool ZXMA186


$8.04


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 1st Gen 1 Original LCD Display Screen Unit+Tool ZXLS405


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 1st Gen 1 Original LCD Display Screen Unit+Tool ZXLS405


$18.23


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Gen Original Plastic Mid Frame Bezel + Tool ZXHR020


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Gen Original Plastic Mid Frame Bezel + Tool ZXHR020


$11.25


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Original Flex Charger Port Ribbon Unit+Tool ZXFC235


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Original Flex Charger Port Ribbon Unit+Tool ZXFC235


$13.94


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 3rd Gen Original Plastic Mid Frame Bezel + Tool ZXHR020


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 3rd Gen Original Plastic Mid Frame Bezel + Tool ZXHR020


$11.25


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Gen 2 Original Loud Speaker Flex Cable+Tool ZXFC439


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 2nd Gen 2 Original Loud Speaker Flex Cable+Tool ZXFC439


$11.25


Apple iPod touch 1st Generation (8 GB) wifi, original accesories


Apple iPod touch 1st Generation (8 GB) wifi, original accesories


$84.94


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 3rd Gen 3 Original LCD Screen w/Digitizer+Tools ZXZLS62


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 3rd Gen 3 Original LCD Screen w/Digitizer+Tools ZXZLS62


$36.46


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 4th Gen Original Keypad Flex Home Button + Tool ZXFC335


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 4th Gen Original Keypad Flex Home Button + Tool ZXFC335


$9.64


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 1st Gen 1 Original LCD Digitizer * Glass + Tool ZXLT110


FREE SHIP for iPod Touch 1st Gen 1 Original LCD Digitizer * Glass + Tool ZXLT110


$17.15


Original New MyGuide 3100 LCD Screen Display +Touch Screen Digitizer Panel


Original New MyGuide 3100 LCD Screen Display +Touch Screen Digitizer Panel


$41.07


Original LMS430HF19-003 LCD display+touch screen for TOMTOM XL IQ ROUTES


Original LMS430HF19-003 LCD display+touch screen for TOMTOM XL IQ ROUTES


$30.98


Original new Mio Moov S501,501,S505 LCD display with touch screen digitizer


Original new Mio Moov S501,501,S505 LCD display with touch screen digitizer


$39.90


Original Touch Screen Digitizer for HTC Touch 2 T3333


Original Touch Screen Digitizer for HTC Touch 2 T3333


$8.50


Original LCD Display Screen for Apple iTouch Ipod Touch 4TH 4G 4 GEN Generation


Original LCD Display Screen for Apple iTouch Ipod Touch 4TH 4G 4 GEN Generation


$0.99


APPLE ORIGINAL EARPHONES AND MICROPHONE,IPHONE AND IPOD TOUCH


APPLE ORIGINAL EARPHONES AND MICROPHONE,IPHONE AND IPOD TOUCH


$11.00


APPLE ORIGINAL EARPHONES AND MICROPHONE,IPHONE AND IPOD TOUCH


APPLE ORIGINAL EARPHONES AND MICROPHONE,IPHONE AND IPOD TOUCH


$11.00


APPLE ORIGINAL EARPHONES AND MICROPHONE,IPHONE AND IPOD TOUCH


APPLE ORIGINAL EARPHONES AND MICROPHONE,IPHONE AND IPOD TOUCH


$11.00


APPLE ORIGINAL EARPHONES AND MICROPHONE,IPHONE AND IPOD TOUCH


APPLE ORIGINAL EARPHONES AND MICROPHONE,IPHONE AND IPOD TOUCH


$11.00


APPLE ORIGINAL EARPHONES AND MICROPHONE,IPHONE AND IPOD TOUCH


APPLE ORIGINAL EARPHONES AND MICROPHONE,IPHONE AND IPOD TOUCH


$11.00


Apple iPod Touch 8GB 4G 4TH Gen 4 Generation MP3 Camera Player Original i Tunes


Apple iPod Touch 8GB 4G 4TH Gen 4 Generation MP3 Camera Player Original i Tunes


$171.99


Original Otterbox Defender Black Case Cover+MIRROR FILM FOR iPod Touch 4 G 4th


Original Otterbox Defender Black Case Cover+MIRROR FILM FOR iPod Touch 4 G 4th


$27.59


Genuine+Original NOKIA 5800,Touch panel/LCD window Cover with flex-Black


Genuine+Original NOKIA 5800,Touch panel/LCD window Cover with flex-Black


$29.99


Original Apple iPhone iPod Touch HEADPHONE EARPHONES EARBUDS org-earp


Original Apple iPhone iPod Touch HEADPHONE EARPHONES EARBUDS org-earp


$0.95


Original Apple iPhone iPod Touch HEADPHONE EARPHONES EARBUDS org-earp


Original Apple iPhone iPod Touch HEADPHONE EARPHONES EARBUDS org-earp


$0.95


Original Replacement LCD Display Screen + Tools for iPod Touch 2nd Gen 2 ZVLS318


Original Replacement LCD Display Screen + Tools for iPod Touch 2nd Gen 2 ZVLS318


$7.64


Original Otterbox Defender Black Case Cover+LCD Guard FOR IPOD TOUCH 4 G 4th Gen


Original Otterbox Defender Black Case Cover+LCD Guard FOR IPOD TOUCH 4 G 4th Gen


$27.59


Touch of Class [Original Soundtrack]


Touch of Class [Original Soundtrack]


$9.99


Touch of Class [Original Soundtrack]

The Athenian Touch [Original Broadway Cast]


The Athenian Touch [Original Broadway Cast]


$17.68


The Athenian Touch [Original Broadway Cast]

Touch


Touch


$22.94


Touch’s only album briefly enjoyed legendary status during its recording and again shortly after its release, but all too rapidly entered the realm of the well-kept secret. It may or may not be the very first progressive rock album, but what is indisputable is that few bands engineered a more satisfying collision of rock, jazz, psychedelia, and classical music during the genre’s heyday. Much of the album’s effectiveness stems from the soaring imagination of the band’s leader, keyboard player, and principal composer, Don Gallucci, incredibly just 19 years old. Throughout, he plays only piano, clavinet, and what sounds like a cheesy old theater organ — no Mellotron, no synths — yet he does so with a virtuosity tempered by the kind of restraint that would become all too rare among bands like ELP, Yes, and other behemoths of the prog era. Opener “We Feel Fine” demonstrates that this is a band that can rock, too — an impression confirmed by the band’s single “Miss Teach.” But it’s “Friendly Birds” that confirms that Touch could do a lot more than kick ass. Essentially a trio for piano, guitar, and bass — with a brief vocal introduction — its dynamic range alone makes it remarkable. Over the course of just four minutes, it swoops and soars as piano and guitar trade phrases in a manner more typical of chamber music than rock. More remarkable yet is Gallucci’s ability to weave melodies and riffs together without ever resorting to mere rhetoric. “Friendly Birds” finally soars into the distance after a series of shattering climaxes all the more impressive for the fact that no drums are involved. “Down at Circe’s Place” is, in its way, equally extraordinary, effectively fusing a link between the psychedelia of the late ’60s and the more expansive styles to come. Its climactic two minutes, best likened to the sound of Santana on a really bad trip, has to be one of the most satisfyingly cacophonous noises in all of rock, despite the total absence of electric guitars. The album also contains two epic tracks in “The Spiritual Death of Howard Greer” and “Seventy Five,” only one of which really comes off. But while the former drinks deep from the well of hippie pretension, with its tale of some straight who’s, like, spiritually dead but doesn’t know it (and throws in everything from Gregorian chant to good-time boogie), the latter is a genuine tour de force. Here it’s not just Gallucci’s organ playing that shines. Vocalist Jeff Hawks gets to demonstrate a truly formidable vocal technique — one moment up close and breathy, the next shrieking up a storm — while guitarist Joey Newman also turns in a genuinely thrilling solo, featuring a curiously harsh, lo-fi tone that was entirely his own to round off the album. Both CD reissues feature extra tracks that never come close to matching the original album, but the Eclectic version benefits from vastly improved sound quality. ~ Christopher Evans, Rovi

Touch of Evil [Original Soundtrack]


Touch of Evil [Original Soundtrack]


$13.58


Unquestionably one of Mancini’s greatest achievements, this score to the classic 1958 Orson Welles film of scandal and intrigue along the Mexican border used a lot of appropriate Latin accents: Afro-Cuban percussion, smoky Tijuana jazz jive, and honky tonking instrumental jump blues with a strong rock & roll flavor. Both ominous and exuberant in its evocation of temptation and deceit, it attracted the specific praise of no less a critic than François Truffaut. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi

Touching the Future – Touch Screen Interfaces and Mobile Phones

The touch screen interface is one that has been a long time developing. The first touch interfaces used in computers were Wacom graphics tablets, which were developed by a Japanese company to support writing Japanese ideograms as a text input method. Wacom’s means to measure both the pressure area and direction of a touching pen or stylus has led to the innovative handsets and touchscreens we have today.

As a smart phone interface, touch screens started out with the original Apple Newton, but unfortunately it didn’t take off – the form factor was too large to be convenient, and battery technology made them heavy. It was greatly improved by the Palm Pilot, which enjoyed immense popularity in the late 1990s, becoming more powerful but requiring less battery power to operate. Their modern day descendant the Palm Treo has since foregone the touch screen in favour of a thumb-driven keyboard.

Touch screen phones started taking off again in the first half of 2006 – nearly a year and a half before the iPhone made it “the must have” feature on any mobile phone. The phones got some dedicated followers, but the overall prospect of using the touch screen for carrying out any significant data work was daunting and frustrating – mostly because the software wasn’t up to it, and the menus weren’t built around the user experience.

With the iPhone, we saw the first example of someone creating a touch interface right – the touch screen on an iPhone or iPod touch is amazingly sensitive to both multiple points of contact and to noting the direction of travel. It’s this software/hardware integration that makes the iPhone such an elegant piece of equipment, with the ability to pinch to zoom out, stretch to zoom in, and a fingertip flick to roll through your contacts or playlist.

New Smartphones, new touch technology

With the popularity of the iPhone, it’s no surprise that other mobile phone companies are going to be hitting the market soon with their own touch screen models. Samsung, for example, is releasing the Tocco which is smaller and thinner than Apple’s model. It has a touchscreen and allows for the dropping and dragging of widgets for the user’s convenience.

Still at the forefront of mobile phone sales, Nokia isn’t going to be left out of the smartphone race. They are currently working on a touchscreen model prototype currently referred to as Tube. With built-in GPS and a nice widescreen display, the phone will fit in nicely with the competition. It’s also believed to support handwriting recognition.

Clearly, Apple has led the touchscreen revolution and it promises to be a great year in smartphones both for consumers and for the industry.

What’s next? Well, probably two things taken from gaming consoles – sensitivity to direction of motion for the unit as a whole (think of the Nintendo Wii), and something called haptics. Haptics is all about the study of touch. Integrating haptic technology within a touch screen could enable phones and other devices to allow us to experience a whole new set of senses.

About the Author

Insure and Smile offers competitive mobile phone insurance for all models of mobile phones and smartphones. Mobile insurance from as little as

Leave a comment

Your comment