Sharp Electronics recently introduced a dazzling new touch interface that lets you manage scanned documents as though you were on an iPhone or iPad, changing the way people interact with multi-function printers.

The new interface is displayed on a large, bright 10.1-inch color LCD touchscreen and allows users to interact directly with the documents in a way that's just not possible with a conventional keyboard/mouse driven approach.

After scanning a document, users can interact with the touch screen to manipulate the documents with a flick of the finger, a tap, a slide and so forth. Sharp is justifiably proud of this approach.

Ed McLaughlin, president, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America calls the new interface a game changer. "Our new user interface is perhaps the most significant leap we have made as a company in more than a decade," he said.

This intuitive approach should reduce the learning curve for users and make it easier to interact with and find more advanced functions.

The new approach also includes a personalization module that enables users to customize the product with personal shortcuts, workflow and language.

See the video below to get a better sense of how this interface works:

For more:
- see the Sharp press release

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