Computing

The OmniTouch Makes Any Surface Interactive

For all the power and connectivity that modern mobile devices offer these days, why are we still typing on screens (or, God forbid, numerical pads) barely three fingers wide? A new wearable GUI system aims to turn any surface within arm’s reach into an input device.


March 3, 2010
Science

Skinput Brings A Whole New Meaning To Touch Typing

While resistive touchscreens are being phased out in favour of capacitive screens, Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft are working together on touchscreens for your body, called Skinput.