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Jezter
05-11-2011, 03:49 PM
This comes from the same touchy-feely Kajimoto lab in Japan that brought us the tactile kiss transmission device and we totally see where they're going with it: maximum sensation, minimum effort. You only have to exert the gentlest of pressures on this prototype touch pad and it zaps your fingertip with little electrical signals, mimicking the feeling of sliding your finger over a surface. We imagine it's a bit like the little red pointing stick in the middle of a Lenovo ThinkPad keyboard, for example, but with the addition of "position-dependent data input" to create the illusion that your finger is actually touching different areas of the screen. For now though, if you don't mind stretching a finger to your old-stylee mouse or trackpad, then check out the video.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzhfV7oKsQw

PorkChopSandwiches
05-11-2011, 03:57 PM
Thats pretty cool, but I hated the stupid red mouse stick on IBM's

Muddy
05-11-2011, 05:40 PM
I dont see where the big improvement over the little eraser mouse thing is... other than getting shocked.