As the name implies, it's all based around pressure: a light touch performs the usual commands, while squishing the thumb's wider surface area against the screen allows the equivalent of a multi-touch gesture, such as a pinch to zoom.

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Touch technologies with high transmittance, low power consumption, multi-touch or gesture recognition will benefit the most.

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Apple's iPhone, launched in June, is a mobile phone with a gesture-sensitive multi-touch screen.

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An alluring design with sleek lines, wireless keyboard and multi-gesture touchpad, the All-in-One Touch is a marriage of beauty and functionality.

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