Product Highlights:
* Largest Touchpad Available
* Mouse-like operations like point,
click, drag, scroll, and zoom
* Portability with no-hassle USB Plug
and Play
* Compatible with Windows 98, Windows
2000, Windows XP or ME; Mac OX 9 or OS X
Product Description:
The iGesture Pad, produced by Fingerworks, uses
MultiTouch technology to record and track the gestures (or movements) of your
hands and fingers and then interprets them onto the screen. The pad essentially
replaces a mouse and mouse pad into one easy to operate tool for input commands.
By tapping their finger on the thin-pad, an individual can point, click, drag,
scroll, and zoom, fully operating the computer. To click on an item an
individual would just tap two fingers and to scroll up/down four fingers just
need to be dragged up/down the pad. All of the commands are easy to navigate and
anyone can learn the basic hand gestures in a few minutes.
Hand Gestures:
Point: Click: Scroll:
Touch and move
Tap any two fingers Touch and slide
four fingers
any two fingers
Pros:
An iGesture Pad would be very useful in an educational
setting. The pad would allow students who have learning barriers to participate
in the class activities pertaining to the computer with no disruption. This is
very important because of the increase of technology around the world. This pad
will help students to overcome computer accessibility problems. Students who
experience physical, learning, and perceptual difficulties will extreme benefit
from this mouse alternative.
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Cost |
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The iGesture Pad by Fingerworks is $159.00. This seems to be high priced than other products |
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Portability |
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It can be hooked up to any computer through a USB cord. It is thin and light weight, which for a teacher, it is perfect to move from classroom to classroom | ||
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Effectiveness |
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No noise is made by the pad and it is small like the traditional mouse pad | ||
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Difficulty Level |
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It may take longer for certain students to master the gestures but once they are master, it is easy to operate | ||
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User Friendliness |
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iGesture will only benefit those who who have hand limitations, however anyone can use the product |
Recommendations:
I would strongly recommend the purchase and
implementation of the iGesture Pad by Fingerworks. This technology will benefit
many students with adaptive needs. It will allow students with physical
disabilities to work along with their peers who are able to use the regular
equipment. By eliminating the limitations the mouse can impose, students with
physical, learning or perceptual disabilities will be able to explore the world
of technology with the use of the iGesture Pad.
