Multi Touch Interaction: Useful for Maps and Surveillance?

If you've watched the Multi Touch Input video demonstration, you'll notice how intuitively the zoom feature is. You pull your fingers farther apart to zoom out and push them towards each other to zoom in.

Also intuitive is navigating a large map. You point where you want to go and pull that item closer to you.

This technology could be a major breakthrough for video surveillance. Instead of fumbling with controls to move the video camera at the correct angle, you point with your finger at the person or object in question and it immediately turns there. Then you can follow the person with your finger and make the camera move with it. You can also zoom in and out easily and quickly.

It could also be extremely useful as a replacement for current GPS systems in a car because of the dynamic nature of the map.

Most importantly, this technology would bring GPS's and other sorts of maps or videos to an older generation because of how intuitive the control is.

Visit Multi Touch Input for more information on this technology.

What do you think about these ideas? I'm very interested to hear how other people feel about this.

Multi Touch Interaction: Think About the Possibilities

Notice how the multi-touch screen registers perfectly all the points of contact.

Also notice how each finger is recognized separately. Each finger has a different colored trail following it, meaning that the multi touch screen recognizes each finger as a specific finger.

Imagine the possibilities for such a technology. Multi touch interaction could make the computer an excellent artistic palette with precision finger-reading and hand control that mimicks real paintbrushes or pencils rather than mouse control.

Let me know what you think about this kind of technology. I want to hear your opinions too.

For more multi touch interaction info, visit Multi Touch Input.com.