Touchscreens

Computing

New Apple Patent Is More Proof That Apple’s Working On A Touchscreen iMac

12:45PM February 3, 2012 | Casey Chan

Though it’s incredibly awkward and tiring to actively touch a 27-inch screen on a desk, touchscreen tech is still the obvious future for computers. So it’s no surprise that Apple has some patents up its sleeve that’ll make a touchscreen iMac a reality. Here’s the newest. More »


Computing

Why The Hell Would You Want A Touchscreen On Your Ultrabook?

9:20AM December 9, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Digitimes has unnamed sources telling them that laptop manufacturers are anticipating the Metro UI of Windows 8 and are planning to equip upcoming ultrabooks with touchpanels. Really? Touchscreens on our laptops? Why? More »


Science

Next-Gen Touchscreens Will Resist Your Greasy Little Fingermarks

11:30PM December 2, 2011 | Jamie Condliffe

For those with obsessive-compulsive tendencies, fingerprints over the screen of their tablet must be a living hell. But a team of German scientists think they can help with, of all things, a candle. More »


Cars

Toyota Concept Car Has Giant Touchscreen Doors

6:30AM November 29, 2011 | Brent Rose

Meet the Toyota Fun-Vii, a futuristic concept car that Toyota’s president described as “a smartphone on four wheels”. Smartphone screens have certainly been growing, from 3.5 inches, to four inches, to 4.5 inches, but holy crap, is this the logical conclusion? More »


Science

Feeling Sick? Spit On Your Phone To Work Out What’s Wrong

11:15AM November 25, 2011 | Jamie Condliffe

It’s never fun feeling ill, especially if you don’t know what’s up with you. But soon you might just have to spit on the screen of your phone to get an instant diagnosis. More »


Entertainment

Displair Combines Fog Machine, Touchscreen

2:00AM November 25, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

There’s a reason the Kinect requires so much clearance — it’s better at picking up wildly swinging arms than subtle hand movements. The Displair interface, however, can pick up on even the smallest twitches. Welcome to your Minority Report future. More »


Computing

Future Haptic Technologies Will Replicate Different Buttons And Textures On Touchscreens

6:40AM November 18, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

The lack of any tactile feedback makes it difficult to type or play games on a touchscreen device. So Swiss researchers have developed a new haptic interface that uses microscopic vibrations that could one day make touchscreens feel like they have individual buttons, or even distinct textures. Can I interest you in a furry iPad? More »


Computing

FingerFlux Touchscreen Harnesses Magnets For Physical Feedback

7:40AM October 28, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

In the ongoing pursuit of making touchscreens feel a little less flat and smooth, researchers at Aachen University in Germany have created a prototype display with embedded magnets that provide a tactile response to users interacting with on-screen elements. More »


Gadgets

New Capacitive Touchscreens Recognize Your Gloved Fingers

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2:30PM October 26, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

It’s old news by now, but capacitive touchscreens can be a pain to use because they can’t detect your fingertaps through a pair of gloves. But SMK has improved the design of their 6.5-inch panels so that devices like car navigation systems can still be operated if you’re driving with gloves on. More »


Science

Future Touchscreens Could Know Exactly What Touched Them

3:00AM October 23, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

While certainly impressive technology, modern touchscreens are still kind of limited in that they only really know where on the display they’ve been touched. So researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are hoping to advance their capabilities with a new system that can tell exactly what they’ve been touched with. More »