Why “Touchscreens” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Touchscreens are so passé, the future is talking to your computer and having it do things for you.
by hellohello2 · Oct 29, 2026
Can't believe Apple has finally invented touchscreens on laptops.
by ryandvm · Oct 29, 2026
One of the many reasons i preferred mac is because they never tried to force touchscreens on to people ive never seen someone use a laptop touch screen effectively just get an ipad
by dangoodmanUT · Oct 29, 2026
iMac G3s with touchscreens were great point-of-sale systems in the late 90s. The movie theater I worked at had four of them. https://www.pcmag.com/news/apple…
by iAMkenough · Oct 28, 2026
I turn it off in the bios. 1. Takes extra battery 2. I’m not touching my screen regardless. It gets dirty enough My last three or four laptops, which never even booted Windows,…
by k_roy · Oct 28, 2026
It’s funny how disconnected macOS users are from reality when it comes to laptop touch screens. That just hasn’t happened with Windows touch screens. Yes, Microsoft did fuck aro…
by Grombobulous · Oct 28, 2026
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Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "touchscreens" over time.
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Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "touchscreens" over time.
A touchscreen is a type of display that can detect touch input from a user to do a specific task. It consists of both an input device and an output device. The touch panel is typically layered on the top of the electronic visual display of a device. Touchscreens are commonly found in smartphones, tablets, laptops, and other electronic devices. The display is often an LCD, AMOLED or OLED display. Read more on Wikipedia