On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 12:58:27PM -0500, Robbie Williamson wrote: > 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 ;)
...and if you hold it up to your forehead, you'll suddenly want to buy a new television set. > > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
