Interesting to find out that Windows7 enables the concept of “Multitouch”, assuming you have a device that supports multiple touching like a touchscreen.  I’m sure you’ve seen the demos of Microsoft Surface that shows some amazing potential for user interaction in its various demonstrations. Its nice to see that some of these capabilities will make it into the next version of Windows so that users can start experiencing some user interface enhancements that may truly make it easier to interact with computers.

The iPhone already has some multitouch capabilities that allow you to zoom on maps and images simply by placing your fingers on the screen and spreading or closing them.  While Surface seems to extend far beyond that in its applications, it will be interesting to see if some of these abilities can make it into websites and web applications in the near future.

While there have been some very impressive enhancements in web and application development that have seen major advances in interactivity and information sharing, not to mention ease of use for users…I still believe that using computers effectively is often out of the reach of many consumers today who simply don’t have the basic skills and understanding to operate computers…or who never truly seem to learn concepts and skills and are continually frustrated or unable to perform the functions they need to perform.

I hope that this is one of those advances that can truly make the interface of common programs and applications easier to use and more powerful.