Touch-y feel-y

Laptop users are probably familiar with the behavior that if more than one finger hits their touch-pad, their on-screen cursor goes haywire. Researchers are developing multi-touch interactive surfaces, where an end-user (or users) can use multiple digits to interact with computers. Draw complex patterns with both hands, interact with 3D objects and environments more naturally, or spin some virtual vinyl with on-screen turntables...

Here's a video demonstration- words can't do this technology justice.