How accessible it will be to the blind? Renuka. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rahul Gambhir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 2:36 AM Subject: [AI] Keypads may be passe soon, touch is the future
> Keypads may be passe soon, touch is the future > > New Delhi (PTI): Mere touch is enough for them to respond and in some > cases even a tilt will do! > > Out to grab the growing market, especially the youth segment, mobile > handset manufacturers are flooding market space with snazzy devices. > > With manufacturers of handsets planning to introduce devices that are > 'touch', 'motion', 'shake' and even 'rotation' sensitive, keypads and > buttons might > soon be a thing of the past, say industry experts. > > If the recently concluded 'Mobileasia' 2008, where manufacturers displayed > their latest and yet to be launched products was any indication, the next > couple > of years will see touchscreen devices taking centrestage, they say. > > The idea behind introducing touch screens on a larger scale is to provide > consumers an interactive and intuitive interface that attracts youth who > form > the major chunk of mobile users, say the industry people. > > "A majority of people buying and using mobile phones in the next 15 to 20 > years will young people who not only look for style, colour and design but > also > for latest and user friendly technology", says Anil Arora, Business Group > Head, GSM of LG India. > > "We are offering touch-screen devices for the segment of buyers looking > for interactive handsets that do away with push-button types", he adds. > > Significantly, in LG's lineup of premium range of products for the coming > year the concept of touchscreens is a priority, Arora says. > Sci. & Tech. > > Rahul Gambhir > > "If you wish success in life, make perseverance your friend, experience > your wise counsellor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian > genius." > > email: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo ID: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > MSN ID: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mobile: +91 9971 540 326, 9868 3121 81 > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
