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Microsoft’s Robotic Moving Touchscreen Touches Back
Microsoft Research has come up with a clever way to let users actually feel what they’re interacting with on a touchscreen. And it doesn’t involve complex finger contraptions, or bulky gloves. Instead, the researchers simply installed the display on a robotic mount that moves in response to where and what is being touched, simulating an interaction with what’s on-screen.
HP’s New Multitouch Graphing Calculator Has Smartphone Aspirations
These are exciting times for anyone who’s refused to replace their trusty standalone graphing calculator with a similarly capable smartphone or tablet app. Your stubbornness is finally paying off as HP is teasing what appears to be one of the most advanced colour touchscreen calculators the scientific world has ever seen. That, or a lame smartphone with a form factor dating back a few years.
Pinch To Zoom Is Literal On This Elastic Touchscreen Display
We spend a lot of our time running our greasy little fingers over all kinds of touchscreens, but they just sit there unmoving as untouchable blocks of colours dart around beneath the surface. The Obake display isn’t quite so lifeless, and it’s just begging to be poked and prodded.
Turn A Printed Page Into A Touchscreen With This Brilliant Concept
Realising that the oft-promised ‘paperless office’ may never actually come to fruition, researchers at Fujitsu are working on a backup plan that gives printed documents similar tablet-like touchscreen functionality. Using a tabletop projector, webcam and other sensors, the system can precisely detect finger movements and motion in 3D.
The Indestructible Touchscreen Kiosks That Will Take Over New York’s Subways
Over the last few weeks, you might have heard about the ultra-futuristic information kiosks recently developed for the New York City subway system. It’s sci-fi stuff, thoroughly modernising the arteries of an often creaky metropolis. We headed down to New York’s financial district to check out a working prototype for ourselves.
Battle The Cold And Smudges With A Screen-Cleaning Blanket
For most people, ‘whatever’s in reach’ usually ends up being the best way to clean their phone or tablet’s screen. But to avoid scratches, or just trading fingerprints for a layer of lint, you really should be reaching for a microfibre cloth. And that’s made extra easy if you’re keeping cosy under this throw.
Touchscreen-Friendly Fingernails Turn Every Digit Into A Stylus
If you’re a fan of long fingernails, you’ve probably already developed special techniques for using touchscreen devices. But Sri Vellanki, the creator of a fingertip stylus called Tech Tips, feels women shouldn’t be limited to what technology they can use because of their fashion choices. So she’s developed a touchscreen-friendly fingernail that works like a high-precision stylus.
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