Company Develops Physically Raised Touchscreen Buttons That Appear/Disap

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The Future!: Company Develops Physically Raised Touchscreen Buttons That Appear/Disappear As Needed

Tactus Technology this week demoed Tactile Layer, a product that uses haptics, or a touch-based interface, to make patterns or shapes rise and recede on a regular touchscreen.

The company says its panel, which it displayed on a prototype Android tablet at this week's Society for Information Display showcase in Boston, is "the world's first deformable tactile surface."

The layer is flat and transparent and wouldn't add any thickness to a gadget since it would replace a layer that already exists, Tactus says.



The Future!: Company Develops Physically Raised Touchscreen Buttons That Appear/Disappear As Needed | Geekologie​

 

[sharkbait28]

Awesome... but didn't Apple take out a patent on this tech a couple of years ago? I remember this because the geeks were talking about this tech being deployed in a later iphone iteration.

EDIT: The answer is YES btw;

 

[The Untouchable GDFOLKS]

interesting.

 

[RepostKing]

cray

 

[RepostKing]

cray!!

 

[Devilstrider]

Awesome... but didn't Apple take out a patent on this tech a couple of years ago? I remember this because the geeks were talking about this tech being deployed in a later iphone iteration.

EDIT: The answer is YES btw;

I swear they just hand out patents. Apple will just draw up a idea and get a patent for it knowing they can't produce it.

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[doc_doom]

this is sick

 

[CeeloChamp]

looks interesting

 

[Alumni]

If this shit hits the market and works well... it will solve the biggest issue I have with many smart phones. I absolutely hate not having a qwerty keyboard.

 

[duppy_maka]

I will believe when I see it.
definite game changer if he works as advertised.

 

[kwazdog]

 

[Pworld297]

 

[RoomService]

I swear they just hand out patents. Apple will just draw up a idea and get a patent for it knowing they can't produce it.

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Raised Touchscreen Buttons iphone 5 baby

 

[An RnB Thug]

This will allow BLIND people to own Phones, Tabs & CPU's now
Big Money
I predict someone will buy them out

 

[Devilstrider]

Raised Touchscreen Buttons iphone 5 baby

I think it's a dumb idea really. Just another way to drain your battery. All this shit being invented but not one damn breakthrough in battery technology.

 

[bluskyII]

This will allow BLIND people to own Phones, Tabs & CPU's now
Big Money
I predict someone will buy them out

My thoughts exactly. This will be a great product for the visually impaired.

 

[RoomService]

I think it's a dumb idea really. Just another way to drain your battery. All this shit being invented but not one damn breakthrough in battery technology.

bingo.

 

[Ryokurin]

I swear they just hand out patents. Apple will just draw up a idea and get a patent for it knowing they can't produce it.

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Who says that they can't? Contrary to belief you can't patent an idea alone and there's several ways to achieve the same result. In this case Apple's approach is using piezoelectric actuators, while this approach is putting an inflatable layer over the screen. Pros and cons to both solutions.

 

[Devilstrider]

Who says that they can't? Contrary to belief you can't patent an idea alone and there's several ways to achieve the same result. In this case Apple's approach is using piezoelectric actuators, while this approach is putting an inflatable layer over the screen. Pros and cons to both solutions.

Man who wants that shit? I went from push buttons to touch screens. I don't want to go back to that shit.

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[Ryokurin]

Man who wants that shit? I went from push buttons to touch screens. I don't want to go back to that shit.

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In some instances it could be beneficial, like incorporating it into a desk or for more sensitive controls for games or sensitive tasks.

 

[Devilstrider]

In some instances it could be beneficial, like incorporating it into a desk or for more sensitive controls for games or sensitive tasks.

I'm good. I see the real benefit in helping blind people.

 

[NewyorkRealTalk]

Fuck that. Breakthrough with some better battery life. I carry this damn brick on the back of my phone. Fuck charging battery cases and touch screens.
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Apples going to patent any new technology literally. It's just going to say that on another broad patent.




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