Sharp Bringing OS X-Compatibility to New 32" 4K Touchscreen Monitor

Sharp has announced that its 32" 4K touchscreen monitor will eventually have drivers for full OS X touchscreen support, reports Japanese site Mac Otakara [Google Translate] (via 9to5Mac).

Sharp 4K Touchscreen Monitor
The display, which is aimed at retail/commercial applications (PDF), sports a 3840x2160 IGZO LCD panel and includes a capacitative touch interface and pen support. Sharp demonstrated the display running off an Apple notebook at the CEATEC Japan trade show earlier this month.

Sharp demonstrated the panel at CES earlier this year, though it wasn't running OS X at the time:

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Top Rated Comments

Peace Avatar
138 months ago
Bahaha!


First apple owners mock Microsoft's touch screen implementation.

Apple osx gets touch screen implementation

"take my $$$$$!"

Hypocrisy

I believe what people were "mocking" was Microsoft's Tiles not the concept of touchscreen.
Score: 29 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Alumeenium Avatar
138 months ago
I just flew in from the coast, and boy are my arms tired

NO ONE will use this after 5 minutes

you will need Gigantic shoulders

what a TERRIBLE User Interface Design

not every idea from Minority Report is worth creating
Score: 24 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Born Again Avatar
138 months ago
Bahaha!


First apple owners mock Microsoft's touch screen implementation.

Apple osx gets touch screen implementation

"take my $$$$$!"

Hypocrisy
Score: 23 Votes (Like | Disagree)
calaverasgrande Avatar
138 months ago
Bahaha!


First apple owners mock Microsoft's touch screen implementation.

Apple osx gets touch screen implementation

"take my $$$$$!"

Hypocrisy
uh, Sharp is not a division of Apple.

idiocy
Score: 22 Votes (Like | Disagree)
boy-better-know Avatar
138 months ago
I am more interested in the 4k part, not the touchscreen part.
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
sputnikv Avatar
138 months ago
my god
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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