New Scientist: NanoTouch (Microsoft Research, Hasso Plattner Institute)

Video from the New Scientist

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16295-fat-fingers-no-problem-with-seeth...

The key to touch-enabling very small devices is to use touch on the device backside. In order to study this, the authors have created the 2.4" prototype device shown in the video. They use the device to simulate 2.4", 1.2", 0.6", and 0.3" devices controlled using back-of device interaction. This worked well, while a comparable touch screen interface failed. The reason is that the user's fingers occlude screen contents on regular touch screens, but not when interacting with the device backside.

The key finding of this demo is that back-of-device interaction allows making very small touch devices, such as the pendants, watches, and rings briefly shown at the end of the video.

Project headed by Patrick Baudisch and Gerry Chu at Hasso Plattner Institut Berlin/Potsdam and at Microsoft Research.

http://www.patrickbaudisch.com/projects/nanotouch

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[RhodderzX]

@plonkies well for a start microsoft started this in 2007 and the ngp development was started in late 2009 and sony even mention when they started this that they where using technology from microsoft. and obviously MS let them.

[VRtechman]

So this is the new size format of the new iPhone?

[Razzfazz87]

0:52 I know that handposition from somewhere else

[plonkies]

then why did sony ngp is using this technology before microsoft???? since its microsoft technology...

[OniLinkSword]

PSP2/PSNG?

[david1347633]

cool

[puppylove825]

Been there done that have it

[inr21sevier]

and now there on your cell phones and just that

[jackshinpersona]

PSP 2

[mynameissang]

Multitouch display exists, and transparent display technology exists: combine them both to get an innovation in user experience. Brilliant :D