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With the Multitouch revolution already in full swing, a number of different companies have been coming out with multitouch devices that have made the people that purchase them very happy indeed. Microsoft has of course come out with the Surface and now they have come out with LucidTouch, something that addresses a very real logistical problem with a lot of handheld multitouch devices. While multitouch devices are great because of their high functionality, they all do have one inherent problem to them. If a person needs to very quickly interact with the touch screen, then a problem that arises in many multitouch products or demos is the person not being able to see the different areas of the touch sensitive screen to press. In other

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Redmond, Washington is of course the headquarters of Microsoft as well as where the gigantic multi-national computer corporation got its head start. And every year researchers for the corporation head to this global headquarters in order to participate in Tech Fest. Tech Fest is a yearly occurrence where said researchers can show off the projects they are working on and generally swap stories about the fascinating world of computer research as they meet friends and associates from all over the world. In 2008, a number of things are expected to take place and already have taken place as the fair officially started on Tuesday morning with keynote addresses from two of the top dogs in the Microsoft organization vis-à-vis the research department. After these two

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