Input Devices for Business Communication. To interact with a computer, you need an intermediary, something that receives data you input and translates it for your computer.

Computer scientists at the University of Waterloo have created a device for wearable computer input suitable for many situations, just by touching your fingertips together in different ways.

After applying an update to your computer, you may experience problems with various peripheral devices, such as keyboards and input devices either not being recognized or not fully recognized.

Computer devices such as mice, printers, scanners and speakers are known as peripheral hardware. These peripherals are further split into two categories, input devices and output devices.

Our favorite is the tablet PC controlled by moving your finger on the back side of the device, instead of interrupting your line of sight and leaving fingerprints by touching the screen.

This versatility—the device's ability to accept multiple kinds of input and to decode complex gestures—speaks to the company's broader goal: to crack the next phase of human-computer interaction.

These devices will allow users to rethink what constitutes an input device. Back in 2006, TAI-CHI toured with a program that allowed a user to play the piano on any hard surface. Similar applications ...