The Next Breakthrough in Computer Control: Plant-Fondling
In this era of Kinect, Wii, and Leap, everyone wants to capitalise on motion control. Disney still likes physical peripherals, like houseplants for example. The Botanicus Interacticus project’s goal is...
View ArticleForget Mouse and Keyboard, Elektrobiblioteka Controls a Computer With a Book
There’s a lot of talk that technology is going to kill the book, eBooks specifically. It’s true that physical books are still pretty low-tech, but that doesn’t mean they have to stay that way. Maybe...
View ArticleRumour: “Facebook Phone” Interface Shows Greyer Android and Social Features
It would appear that Facebook is about to announce a very comprehensive new Android skin at tonight’s event, with leaked images showing what appears to be a simplified Android OS with the social...
View ArticlePinch to Zoom Is Literal On This Elastic Touchscreen Display
We spend a lot of our time running our greasy little fingers over all kinds of touchscreens, but they just sit there unmoving as untouchable blocks of colours dart around beneath the surface. The Obake...
View ArticleMotion Control Is Awesome for Surgeons (Or Anyone with Bloody Hands)
High fidelity motion control is awesome, but for most of us it’s not quite essential. For surgeons and murders(?) though, a motion-controlled interface like this one could be super useful. Making use...
View ArticleThe Quest to Touch Virtual Objects
Media, from television and radio to the internet, only takes advantage of two of our senses: sight and sound. Traditionally speaking, our sense of touch has rarely been utilised in analogue or digital...
View ArticleTouchy-Feely Speakers Hint at the Future of Haptic Interfaces
Touchscreens are flat and hard by necessity, thanks to their dense layers of glass, conductive metal, and capacitors. But as haptic interfaces start to appear in commercial gadgets, touchscreen devices...
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