Using a pen and computer has an interesting history that goes farther back than you’d think. In 1888, the first patent for a “electric stylus device for capturing handwriting” was issued to Elisha Gray for the Telautograph. In fact, pen input was being used 20 years before mouse and GUI input...
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windows 10
windows ink
With Windows 10, it’s now easier than ever to support natural input in your apps and today we’d like to highlight using inking and speech to interact more naturally with your users.
Digital inking with DirectInk
Despite the introduction and evolution of all types of computer input devices...
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natural input
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speech recognition
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windows 10