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.
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.
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?
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.
Ever wanted to use your smartphone while it’s still in your pocket? Forget shouting at it through a microphone; soon you’ll be able to do it all by touch.
This “wristwatch” looks clunky as all hell now, but with work it has some formidable applications. It was designed to use the back of your hand as a haptic interface. It’s obvious. It was meant for James Bond.
