The impending release of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system on October 26 and the recent CEATEC exhibit (Oct. 2-6, Chiba, Japan) both highlight how user interface considerations influence display applications. Since 2007, touch input has totally revamped users’ notions concerning how they expect to interact with their devices, at least in the mobile phone and tablet PC spaces. Windows 8 will attempt to bring a touch driven interface in a more unified form to phones, tablets and PCs. While it remains to be seen how users will further adopt touch input, particularly in the PC space, device manufacturers are bringing to market new device designs that will provide consumers with new form factors and user input opportunities.

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