SenseSurface changes everything you know about Interface
When I first used the iPhone, I was not impressed by its lack of tactile feedback. I mean, when I want to push a button, I should be able to feel it, for crying out loud! Considering that touchscreens are starting to become even more common place these days, I suppose we all have to accept our inputs on faith.
Fortunately, for those of us who want the instant gratification of operating controls, research is now being developed to combine touchscreen and tactile controls.
The experimental device is called the SenseSurface, and it allows users to place working knobs on the screen’s virtual controls. It works by putting on magnetic knobs that can be placed anywhere on a touchscreen LCD screen.
Right now, this project is still under development by Lyndsay Williams of Girton Labs, but we have a video here if you’d like to see it in action.
If we are going to put dials on computers, then I need to hear the tactile feedback of the clicking dials. Maybe they should make those too. Perhaps they could create buttons, levers, switches, toggles, and all sorts of ways to interface. Heck, just throw out the touchscreen altogether!
Via [Gizmodo]
Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! - 
Subscribe to our feed →
Really usefull and handy :-)
on July 21, 2008 at 04:55 AM - LINKI wish to view some gears like this : http://www.arturia.com/evolution/smf/index.php?topic=2108.msg6695#msg6695