This NASA video of the recent space shuttle mission shows some neat shots of a computer workstation with a big array of laptops (ThinkPad X series with TrackPoint and no touchpad), joysticks, and other physical controls. No touchpads or touchscreens in sight. Accidental touch contact would be a big problem up there.
Video is embedded below (click through for much higher resolution version at YouTube).
I've been watching the new (and kind of mediocre) TV show Defying Gravity, which is an interesting contrast to these pictures. The spaceship on Defying Gravity is much more pristine and has sexy touchscreens all over -- keyboards and joysticks are far too boring for science fiction.
(Via Boing Boing Gadgets.)
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