Regardless of who you are or where you’re located, you’ve probably experienced using a touchscreen at some point. The invention of the iPhone completely changed the phone industry and user interaction with devices as we know it. The touchscreen has to be one of the best techs ever invented!
Touchscreens have spread to more than just phones, they are now ubiquitous with tablets and other consumer-facing devices, such as fast-food self-service ordering kiosks and vehicle dashboard multi-function control systems.
A cool example of a touchscreen in action in a retail environment is at FAO Schwarz, a toy company in New York City. Using the touchscreen, customers can customize their personal Hot Wheels vehicle with distinctive wheels, paint, trim, and rims. I did not get to experience that in my childhood!
Touchscreens have also been instrumental in early childhood education. App developers have utilized touchscreen technology to build humorous and educational games for kids who are still too young to play traditional computer educational games. Now, kids can begin interacting with technology and learning at an even younger age!
One of my personal favorite uses of a touchscreen is placing orders at my fav Sushi restaurant in NYC. I am old enough to remember having to place my orders with a pencil on carbon copy paper, while looking at a large, awkwardly laminated menu. Now, a small iPad handles presenting the menu to me, and with a few easy taps of my fingers, I can order delicious Sushi dishes and beverages that are quickly brought to my table!
As we move past 2020 and progress into the future, it will be interesting to see where touchscreen technology goes and what may potentially outdo it. Will it be some sort of advanced ocular technology, such as having an embedded heads-up display on a contact lens that is always available in your field of vision? Who knows, maybe we’ll be writing about something like that in 10 years from now!
Bila kujali wewe ni nani au wapi wewe ni ziko, wewe pengine uzoefu kutumia touchscreen katika hatua fulani. Uvumbuzi wa iPhone umebadilisha kabisa tasnia ya simu na mwingiliano wa mtumiaji na vifaa kama tunavyojua. Kiwambo cha kugusa ni lazima kiwe mojawapo ya teknolojia bora zaidi zilizowahi kutengenezwa! Kwa sasa, skrini za kugusa zimepatikana katika vifaa vya kompyuta, kama vile vifaa vya chakula cha haraka, kioski za kuagiza na vifaa vya kudhibiti vifaa vya gari. Kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano. Kwa kutumia skrini ya kugusa, wateja wanaweza kubadili gari lao la kibinafsi la Hot Wheels na magurudumu ya kipekee, rangi, trim, na vipaji. Sikuwa na uzoefu huo katika utoto wangu! Vipimo vya kugusa pia vimekuwa na fungu muhimu katika elimu ya utotoni. Watengenezaji wa programu wametumia teknolojia ya touchscreen kujenga michezo ya kuchekesha na ya kielimu kwa watoto ambao bado ni wadogo sana kucheza michezo ya kawaida ya elimu ya kompyuta. Sasa, watoto wanaweza kuanza kuingiliana na tekinolojia na kujifunza wakiwa na umri mdogo hata zaidi! Moja ya matumizi yangu binafsi favorite ya touchscreen ni kuweka maagizo katika mgahawa wangu favorite Sushi katika NYC. Mimi ni mzee wa kutosha kukumbuka kuwa na kuweka maagizo yangu na kalamu juu ya karatasi carbon copy, wakati kuangalia kubwa, awkwardly laminated orodha. Sasa, iPad ndogo hushughulikia kunionyesha orodha ya vyakula, na kwa kugonga vidole vyangu kwa urahisi, naweza kuagiza vyakula na vinywaji vyenye kupendeza vya Sushi ambavyo huletwa haraka mezani mwangu! "Kama tunaendelea na 2020 na maendeleo ya siku zijazo, itakuwa ya kuvutia kuona ambapo teknolojia ya touchscreen huenda na nini inaweza uwezekano wa kushinda.""" Kwa mfano, unaweza kutumia teknolojia ya hali ya juu ya macho, kama vile kuonyesha kichwa cha juu kwenye lensi ya mawasiliano ambayo inapatikana kila wakati katika uwanja wako wa maono. Nani anajua, labda tutakuwa tukiandika juu ya kitu kama hicho miaka 10 kutoka sasa!