CES Hands On: Elan turns any laptop into a touchscreen, kinda

Way back in the South Hall at CES, a small booth with Taiwanese gentlemen has a special laptop running Windows 7. What makes this laptop special is the USB-connected overlay that sits over the screen, rather crudely.

The overlay is USB and allows multi touch control of the PC. All mouse functions can be handled via touch. Surprisingly, giving the crude overlay, it worked extremely well. Controlling the laptop was super easy, no problems with fat fingers or double tapping. It all worked and worked with ease.

No word on if they are producing this as a product or hoping to sell to an OE. Presumably, this could be size for a brands screen size and sold as an aftermarket item.

Company site: [Elan

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