My premise is a bit of a stretch, but this DigiTimes story today got me thinking. Apparently, Sintek Photronic is in the process of developing 7-inch capacitive touch screens. I realize that non-UMPC devices like in-car GPS modules are a more likely contender for a capacitive touch screen of this size, but it’s always possible that some of these are destined to be the face of a UMPC.Using a screen of this type and not including an active digitizer would certainly preclude any inking within an OS like Windows XP Tablet Edition or Vista, but with many devices in this class looking at alternative environments (read: Linux), I could see a UMPC with capacitive touch and no ink abilities. Again, this just an exercise in thinking on my part, but it makes me wonder: how many of you would give up the ability to ink if you had a UMPC with a capacitive display making for a better touch experience?
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