Better in Touch with Touch Interfaces

New innovation in Opera Labs Fingertouch, a dynamic interface element designed for fingertips seems initially good. I don't like the unpredictability of the interface though — "will this touch on a dense list of elements bring up another interface? Or is this my only chance to hit the right thing?"

One solution might be to overlay a box on elements which will open the Fingertouch interface.

And if you're on a Mac, and developing iPhone (or other touchscreen apps) you might like to try out the free PhoneFinger application from wonderwarp. It makes the experience of hitting a tiny button with your 'virtual finger' just about as hard as it is in real life, by turning your cursor into a giant hand. Note: I am experiencing some crashing with the app, which I think relates to moving between single and dual-screen setups.