It now is possible to use the Apple iPhone as a touch pad. The user can move the mouse, click and drag with it (eg).

Hardware with various screens give us access to one virtual world. Gestures seen near one screen lead to changes on another screen. And soon the other way around too. Then we drag a picture through the air to a TV screen, and can walk away while the picture stays there. Or we 'pull' a video from the wall, right in our phone. It will soon be as logical and easy as 1-2-3. This is only child's play still.

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