Jeff Han: Perceptive Pixel

Jeff Han, the founder of Perceptive Pixel and the creator of the multi-touch interface now being seen in the iPhone, is featured on the Technology Review website today. He talks about the simple idea behind his interface - moving away from the single point interface, as with a mouse arrow - and instead choosing something that gives users a more natural and intuitive response. He mentions that part of the goal is to develop a presure-sensitive interface.

This reminded me of the progression from the harpsichord to the piano, which, for the first time, allowed 18th-century composers to write in an important musical dimension: volume. The action inside the piano, which strikes the wires rather than the plucking motion of the harpsichord, allows the pianist to play loudly or softly.

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