Lucid Touch: a See-Through Multi-Touch Mobile Device

We present LucidTouch, a mobile device that addresses this limitation by allowing the user to control the application by touching the back of the device. The key to making this usable is what we call pseudo-transparency: by overlaying an image of the user's hands onto the screen, we create the illusion of the mobile device itself being semi-transparent. This pseudo-transparency allows users to accurately acquire targets while not occluding the screen with their fingers and hand. LucidTouch also supports multi-touch input, allowing users to operate the device simultaneously with all 10 fingers.

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[ploothable]

@freeskier93 I think it looks great. Just because he doesn't explain what it's for, it doesn't mean it's stupid. You could use it for small-scale touch-screens such as digital boarding passes and mobile phones.

[LordOdissey]

That's Empty. But Nice job!

[chachodude]

Its a good concept.

[trippinonsid2]

Check this out

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It on hackaday btw =]

Seems to be an improved version, but they can only get better so can't wait!

Although this vid it does look terrible but its not suppose to look anything special the people who made it are prob boffin types which only care about what it does, not what it looks like.

[DoubleLatte13]

coool

[citrusponge]

I'LL BUY 50!

srsly, this is the future.

[n1hmrd]

ok all you guys who say it stupid when it comes out,you dont buy it ok and the rest of us can get it for more cheap due to less demand

[ojomfeihc]

I agree.

They really need to collaborate with "Think Geek"

[Kurathans]

yes concept means reasearch

[freeskier93]

the whole concept is stupid. I get that it might only be concept, but the overall concept is stupid. It looks really hard to use and inefficient.