Are the buttons pressure sensitive? If they're not, then this is completely useless.
[QUOTE=Mega1mpact;39213892]Can this also be use for blind people? This could make computers etc more accessible for them.[/QUOTE]
This technology could be used for these devices to support a Braille font.
I've got a microwave in the garage that has a tactile interface. Come on phone, get with the times.
Holy fuck this is cool. I remember before I got my Galaxy S2, I thought I would hate touch screen. I used to be able to text friends without looking at my phone because I knew where the buttons were, not with normal touch screen. I had thought about buttons rising out of a phone and how cool it would be but I thought it would be impossible.
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he's going go type 'cucumbers', his fingers are on c and u
[QUOTE=Dr. Fishtastic;39215585]he's going go type 'cucumbers', his fingers are on c and u[/QUOTE]
At least they took the effort of not just placing his fingers on random letters.
[QUOTE=Over-Run;39214139]Holy fuck this is cool. I remember before I got my Galaxy S2, I thought I would hate touch screen. I used to be able to text friends without looking at my phone because I knew where the buttons were, not with normal touch screen. I had thought about buttons rising out of a phone and how cool it would be but I thought it would be impossible.[/QUOTE]
swype
swiftkey flow
other swype-like keyboards
This shit was considered Hollywood science fiction like 20 years ago.
I think that they could have phrased it better than "lumpy," maybe "dynamic tactile interface."
Also I would be afraid of ripping the bubbles on like a sharp metal surface or something.
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he's going go type 'cucumbers', his fingers are on c and u[/QUOTE]
Or cumlube.
[QUOTE=yumyumshisha;39216909]I think that they could have phrased it better than "lumpy," maybe "dynamic tactile interface."
Also I would be afraid of ripping the bubbles on like a sharp metal surface or something.[/QUOTE]
There probably exists a risk that the controlled liquid inside will break the surface after months or years of use.
[QUOTE=Ganerumo;39217146]Or cumlube.[/QUOTE]
great
[QUOTE=Foxtrot200;39212830]Wasn't this pointed out in another thread about this that the keys were static bubbles? The software would have to conform to the shape of the keyboard.[/QUOTE]
Actually, they're not. That was disproven in the exact same thread.
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he's going go type 'cucumbers', his fingers are on c and u[/QUOTE]
I think the first thumb is over "C" because he just typed it, I believe the other thumb is going for "H" to spell out cheese, to make an omelet with that olive oil and the eggs.
Tbh I really don't think the appeal of a mechanical keyboard even begins to be reducible to being [I]bumpy.[/I] It doesn't matter how bumpy a touchscreen gets; it won't be able to give the same satisfying feedback of a mechanical keyboard.
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he's going go type 'cucumbers', his fingers are on c and u[/QUOTE]
Cumin
He's going to make Scallion Scrambled Eggs with Cumin
[img]http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/images/20110328-143899-Scallion-Scrambled-Eggs-Cumin.jpg[/img]
[url]http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/03/healthy-delicious-scallion-scrambled-eggs-with-cumin-recipe.html[/url]
To clear some stuff up: the "buttons" can switch between multiple pre-configured layouts, if I understood this paper correctly: [url]http://www.tactustechnology.com/documents/Tactus_Technology_White_Paper.pdf[/url]
That kinda diminishes the greatness of this invention, if true.
[QUOTE=Drag0nSnak3;39218910]To clear some stuff up: the "buttons" can switch between multiple pre-configured layouts, if I understood this paper correctly: [url]http://www.tactustechnology.com/documents/Tactus_Technology_White_Paper.pdf[/url]
That kinda diminishes the greatness of this invention, if true.[/QUOTE]
Diminishes fucking nothing. This is the very first case where we can, commercially, have a tactile touchscreen that switches between functions.
How entitled must you be to handwave technological advancements?
This + the disney texturizers would be really cool to see in the next-next-next'th generation tablets
Depending on how quickly these can pop up and then fade back and how the screens longevity compares to a flat screen
[SUB]and you know, how the "keys" actually feel[/SUB]
this could potentially be fantastic.
If not then it's a good start, I know that Nokia had this in mind for a while but they've also pretty much killed their R&D department during the recession, so I'm not surprised a smaller company beat them to it.
[QUOTE=ijyt;39219382]Diminishes fucking nothing. This is the very first case where we can, commercially, have a tactile touchscreen that switches between functions.
How entitled must you be to handwave technological advancements?[/QUOTE]
What's with all this "entitled" stuff, some of us just don't think it's as cool
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