Microsoft Philippines’ Raymond de los Reyes, Partner Account Manager for Multi-National Accounts, demonstrates the features and capabilities of the recently released Microsoft Touch Mouse.
A Flick is as Good as a Click: Microsoft’s Multitouch Mouse Takes Windows 7 to the Next Level
Mouse 2.0 research becomes a reality with the new Microsoft Touch and Explorer Touch Mice
19 October 2011, Makati City, Philippines – Microsoft today announced the availability of the Touch Mouse and the Explorer Touch Mouse in the local market, designed to enhance and optimize users’ experience of Windows 7.
“These new devices are great ways for customers to interact naturally with their Windows 7-based PC,” said Jerry Dy, Retail Sales Manager, Microsoft Philippines. “Microsoft has been working hard to develop the multitouch gestures that make Windows 7 easier, simpler and more fun to use.”
The Touch Mouse is a new multitouch device designed for Windows 7 that lets people click, flick, scroll and swipe,making it easy and fun to interact with their PCs. Born from the Mouse 2.0 project conducted by Microsoft Research and the Applied Sciences Group, the Touch Mouse combines the virtues of a mouse with the rich natural language of gesture that lets people interact with Windows 7 in a more intuitive way.
As Easy as One, Two, Three
Touch Mouse lets people do everything they are used to doing with a mouse, such as point and click, but also adds gestureswith one, two or three fingers to amplify the Windows 7 operating system by creating simpleshortcuts to the tasks people want to do most.
- One finger lets people manage individual documents or pages by flicking to quickly scroll, pan and tilt, and one thumb lets people move back or forward through a Web browser.
- Two fingers manage windows, letting people maximize, minimize, snap and restore them.
- Three fingers let people navigate their whole desktop, showing instant viewer or clearing their desktop.
Tech enthusiast Isamu Shinozaki shares his experience with the Microsoft Touch Mouse, “Using Windows 7 will never be the same again after you've had an hour with the Touch Mouse – it allowed to work faster and smarter. The Microsoft Touch Mouse is the by-product of tremendous research on the evolution of hardware devices and what we have right now is definitely the start of gesture enhanced mice. It takes the experience of a Windows PC further by increasing productivity all the while giving users a sleek and sophisticated device to stare at.”
The Touch Mouse evolved from the Mouse 2.0 project (http://www.microsoft.com/appliedsciences/content/projects/Mouse20.aspx), a Microsoft study that combined the standard capabilities of a mouse with multitouch sensing and resulted in five prototypes. Although all the Mouse 2.0 prototypes explored different touch-sensing strategies and formfactors, the currently code-named “Cap Mouse”was ultimately selected to become the Touch Mouse and help move the PC experience forward.
The Touch Mouse is equipped with BlueTrack Technology,letting consumers track on virtually any surface1, and the tiny Nano transceiver is so small it never needs to come out of the USB port — just plug it in and forget it.
Like the Touch Mouse, the Explorer Touch Mouse is also powered by Microsoft’s signature BlueTrack technology that allows for tracking on virtually any surface including granite, marble, carpet and wood. It is the latest addition to the Microsoft touch mouse family, featuring an advanced touch strip with vertical and horizontal scrolling capability so users can flick, click and navigate in any direction.
Among the Explorer Touch Mouse’s unique features includean ambidextrous design providing comfort and durability in both hands, five customizable buttons, which grant easy and quick access to favoritetasks; a snap-in nano transceiver that gives its users the option to leave the transceiver plugged into the computer or conveniently store it in the bottom of the mouse; 2.4GHz wireless technology, and up to 18 months of hassle-free navigation.
1BlueTrack Technology does not work on clear glass or mirrored surfaces.
For more information about these and other Microsoft Hardware products, visit http://microsoft.com/philippines/windows/windows7/touchmice.
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