Microsoft Research Lab presented the Manual Deskterity technology from Microsoft that allows you to simultaneously use a stylus and a finger, combining the precision of one and the pragmatism of the other.

An interface designer
Deskterity is a play on words with the English words dexterity and desk to designate office applications possible. Using Microsoft Surface, the interface is able to differentiate between finger and stylus to facilitate the handling of various functions of the tablet. The scope of Deskterity nevertheless seems limited to a niche designers, under the various demonstrations.

The video posted on YouTube has the merit to impress. It is for example possible to write with the stylus and screen or control the menus with his hand. It is also possible to use both to increase the content and trim a picture. In principle, the hand is used to select While the stylus is used to run a command. Sometimes it is reversed, but the idea is to provide a method that can be easily interpreted by the system and with gestures that can be combined to pave the way for new features.

Microsoft loves iPhone
Finally note that the first image of this video is stamped Microsoft Research an iPhone. Understandably, they show above all key products using a single interface, but it inevitably shows that smartphones Phone Windows are not included in this category.