Isikrini sokuthinta esivela ngawo-1970s, futhi safakwa emishini yezimboni noma yezentengiso efana nama-terminals ekhompyutha ne-POS. Ukwethulwa kwe-iPhone ngonyaka we-2007 kube yingqophamlando ekwakhiweni komkhakha wokuthinta. Ucingo luka-Apple, oludinga okungenani izinkinobho ezingama-20, lwenzelwe ukuthatha okhiye abathathu noma abane kanti abanye bashiywe esikrinini sokuthinta.
Ngaphezu kokunikeza abasebenzisi okuhlangenwe nakho okuqondile nokusebenziseka kalula, kepha futhi yenza ukwakheka kwefoni ephathekayo imfashini ebonakalayo futhi kukhanye, kukhulise ukusondelana kokusebenzisana komuntu okuqondile, kepha kwavula isikrini sokuthinta esibonakalayo esibonakalayo sokulawula okujwayelekile ohambweni. Njengamanje, ubukhulu bokusetshenziswa kwesikrini sokuthinta selibanzi ngokwengeziwe, kusuka ekusetshenzisweni kwezimboni okulawulwa kwezindawo zokulawula / uhlelo lokusebenza lwezentengiso, amakhamera wezentengiselwano, amakhamera edijithali, njll. Ungabona isikrini se-Touch Screen. Vele, okusetshenziswa kakhulu kuselula. Izingcingo eziphathwayo ezinezikrini zokuthinta ngo-2008 zizoba nezingcingo ezingaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-100, futhi kulindeleke ukuthi kube nezingcingo ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-500 ukufaka izicelo zokuthintana kwezikrini zabathengi ezinhlangothini ezingaba ngumakhalekhukhwini ama-laptops anezikrini ezinkulu. Njengamanje, uDell, uHelllett-Paphard, i-Fujitsu, i-ASUS kanye neminye imikhiqizo yekhompyutha ye-Notebook yokuqala ihlela ukwethula i-laptop yesikrini sokuthinta noma i-UMPC. Vele, imboni isaxabana ngokuthi ama-laptops anezikrini zokuthinta angakhula kusuka kuma-laptops noma i-IMPC engaphansi kwamasentimitha ayi-10 emakethe ye-laptop evamile, engaphezu kwama-intshi ayi-14. Okwe-maintream laptops noma ama-desktops, abathengi bajwayele ukusebenzisa okokufaka kwekhibhodi kanye ne-mouse, ngoba inani lamakhibhodi linganikezelwa, lokuthinta isikrini ukusiza, ukufeza izihloliso zokuxhumana zekhompyutha zabantu. Futhi manje uhlelo lweWindows alukasekeli izici zokuthinta eziningi, njengokungenisa okukodwa kwezimpawu zokuthinta ama-PC, ngakho-ke kulindeleke ukuthi zixhase uhlelo lokusebenza olusha olusebenzayo, ngakho-ke kulindeleke ukuthi luzokweseka uhlelo olusha olusebenzayo, ngakho-ke kulindeleke ukuthi lube nomkhawulo wokusebenza ngo-2010, ama-laptops anezikrini zokuthinta asazonqunyelwa ngaphansi kwamasentimitha ayi-12,1. Kepha noma kunjalo, ikusasa lemakethe yesikrini sokuthinta linamathuba amahle kakhulu entuthuko. Ngokusho kwesimo sokucwaninga nge-ejensi yemakethe, inani lokukhiqiza isikrini lizofinyelela ku- $ 3.5 billion ngonyaka ka-2010.
