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`11/19/15, 12:36 PM
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`Cool Products Customer Support i MultiTouch Technology News & Events Company
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`James orr
`FingerWorks Inc.
`(302) 5G1 - 4158
`James orr@fingerworkscom
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`FingerWorks Announces the iGesture Pad - A mousepadwith a brain.
`The iGesturePad might look like a mousepad, but don't put a mouse on it.
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`Newark, DE - October22, 2001- FingerWorks Incorporated,the creator of MultiTouch
`technology, today announced the second of several breakthroughproducts,the iGesture
`Pad. The iGesture pad is the second device to be deployed by FingerWorks in the battle
`to revolutionize the user interface.
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`The iGesture Pad combines the functionsof a standard mouse and multi-finger gesture in
`a thin package that's just a little smaller than a mousepad. Mouse operations like point,
`click, drag, and scroll are combined seamlessly with multi-finger gesture in the same
`overlapping area of the iGesture Pad's surface. Switching between mouse and gesture
`input is effortless and does not require you to input any special commands.
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`The iGesture Pad gives the user unprecedentedcontrol of graphical objects using
`gestures while providing him/herwith the same functionalityof the mouse and number
`pad. The iGesture Pad is thin enough to pack along with a notebook computerand it is a
`perfect mouse or track ball replacementfor the desktopsystem. It works equally well with
`either hand.
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`"Both the iGesturePad and the Retro Keyboard are single-hand MultiTouch interfaces that
`pack a lot of power. " explains John Elias, FingerWorks founderand CEO. "They are
`definitelyboth mouse killers. MultiTouch just blows away single-pointdevices like mice
`and touchpads since it is capable of recognizing hundreds of single-hand gestures."
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`One test user of the iGesture Pad said "I was really suprised how fast and responsivethe
`pad is. I really like being able to just twist my hand to open and close files or just expand
`and contract my hand to zoom. This technologyhas got to be the coolest thing going."
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`The iGesture Pad will be shipping in three weeks and can now be ordered through
`FingerWorks' on-line store (www.fingerworks.com).
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`About MultiTouch Technology.
`MultiTouch technologycomprises hardware and software elements for sensing, tracking,
`and interpreting the motion of multiple hands and multiple fingers on a touch imaging
`surface. It allows people to use simple and easy-to-remembergestures that make
`computer use faster, more effective, and more productive. MultiTouch technologywas
`invented and developed in the Electricaland Computer Engineering Departmentat the
`University of Delaware by the company founders, Dr. Wayne C. Westerman and Dr. John
`G. Elias. For more info see http://www.fingerworks.com/multoverview.html
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`About FingerWorks, Inc.
`FingerWorks designsand produces multi-fingerand multi-hand touch-baseduser
`interactiondevices for use in a wide range of computer applications. multi-fingerand multi-
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`http://web.archive.org/web/20020426094703/http://www.fingerworks.com/press_release_2.htm
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`hand touch-based systems provide unprecedented control of graphical objects and
`seamlesslycombine normal touch typing and mouse operations with gesture input on the
`same overlapping area of a MultiTouchsurface. FingerWorks is a Delaware based, private
`company. The company can be contacted on the web at www.fingerworks.com,or via
`email at sales@fingerworks.com.
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