Periodically I meet in the publications of the anticipation of the speedy departure of the mouse to rest. There were two noticeable exacerbations - after the announcement of the Maykrosoft's "teible" and after yesterday's Apple tablet.
Mice, they say, are already 30 years old, and here Apple has been preparing a revolution in interfaces.
Sooner you bury the mouse! ')
The acronym HCI stands for human-computer interface. Here the Humans have their own physiology. It is more convenient to read and watch when the surface stands vertically, but to drive by hand - on a horizontal surface.
Therefore, until now, the interfaces that combine the screen and the input device have not taken root. We don’t take any kind of PDAs and highly specialized things - input is limited in volume and time, and switching to classic methods instantly improves operator productivity.