On Thu, 2010-08-12 at 18:40 +0100, Duncan McGreggor wrote: > A gem from slashdot via Stephen Webb: > > http://bit.ly/dybNrQ > > "A new covering developed by Senseg and Toshiba Information Systems > gives touchpads, LCDs, and other curved surfaces (eg. cellphones) > programmable texture using a high-resolution electrotactile array — a > grid of electrodes that excite nerves in the skin with small pulses of > current to trick the body into perceiving texture, pressure, or > pin-pricks depending on the current amplitude and electrode resolution. ...or shock the hell out of you and even stop pacemakers. LOL ;)
> The new covering has many potential applications: interactive gaming, > touchscreens with texture, robot interfaces, etc." > > Craziness!! > > d > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~multi-touch-dev > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~multi-touch-dev > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- Robbie Williamson [email protected] Canonical, Ltd. robbiew[irc.freenode.net] "You can't be lucky all the time, but you can be smart everyday" -Mos Def "Arrogance is thinking you are better than everyone else, while Confidence is knowing no one else is better than you." -Me ;) _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~multi-touch-dev Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~multi-touch-dev More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
