Just a quick note that most standalone multitouch monitors should work in a Windows 7 virtual machine on your Apple Mac.
I just pulled down VMWare Fusion 3 and noticed I was able to receive raw touch data from my HP Compaq L2105tm monitor. I’m sure there was a way to do this with Fusion 2 but I didn’t find it.
In Fustion 3 I opened up the settings for the Windows VM and specified the connected monitor USB device. In my case, it was named ‘Quantra Optical Touch Screen’. A name that just rolls off the tongue.
You can go grab VMWare Fusion 3 here.
I prefer working in OSX and I’ve been using Bootcamp to bounce around between operating systems in order to test different multitouch applications. You might have noticed the bumpy transitions in my screencasts.
I like to think I’ll be more productive with this setup but the truth is I’m even more likely to loose countless hours exploring some sort of multitouch mapping application.
