You are right, and that was before some years. They used this concept in the whole P-Series except the newest one (P990i) afaik.
2007/6/5, kenneth marken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Bradley Hook wrote: > A possible solution for this has been discussed under an accessibility > thread. The Maestro is a simple (yet effective) clip-on cover for > PocketPCs. There are a few different versions of it, which work with > various different brands and models of PocketPCs. Check out a picture > at: > http://www.engadget.com/2004/07/01/the-maestro-visuaides-pocket-pc-for-the-blind/ > > The device is simply real buttons that, when pressed, place pressure on > a specific portion of the underlaying touchscreen. Real tactile feedback > without any hardware modifications to the underlaying device. A software > UI written to coincide with the specific button pattern is the only > thing needed. You also get the advantage of very specific pressure > points, allowing you to cram more "hot" areas into the UI than when > using direct finger input. > i could have sworn that sonyericsson did something similar for a numpad with their P800... > Now, what would be novel and cool for the Neo is if we could design a > clip-on device that was also mostly (or completely) transparent, so the > screen could be visible while still providing the tactile interface. > > Keeping some of the various disabilities in mind while designing the Neo > & OpenMoko could really make it a hit in this sector. Pretty much every > phone solution out there for the blind is a real hack job, a system > capable of catering directly to these folks would be welcome. (FYI, I > work at a school for the blind). > > ~Bradley > > Chris Palmer wrote: >> Interesting ideas, but I'm not sure that any adequately handle the >> tactile needs of a touch typist. Without looking at the keys, I can >> feel the nubs on the home keys on my phone's mini qwerty to get lined up >> again. I also have the same concern with using a laser projected >> keyboard (even tho potentially high on the coolness scale). With just a >> big flat surface then there's no way to keep you lined up on your keys >> at speed. I type pretty fast on my mini qwerty. All my personal email >> for the last few years have been 99.9% written on this thing, including >> this one. >> >> -Chris >> >> On Sat, 2 Jun 2007 2:10 pm, Jon Phillips wrote: >>> On Sat, 2007-06-02 at 13:35 -0700, Matthew S. Hamrick wrote: >>>> Well... for a while I was thinking about implanting a strong magnet >>>> under the skin in one of my fingers to detect alternating current. >>>> There are a few people out there who have done this and they say they >>>> can feel a very mild wiggle when the magnet comes near a wire carrying >>>> AC. It might be possible to detect the current going through the >>>> touchscreen as you make contact with it. >>>> >>>> But that's probably not a mainstream solution. >>> That sounds like a stelarc solution: >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stelarc >>> >>> What about a glove or thimble that you could put on your finger? >>> >>> How much does vibration tech. kill the battery on phones? >>> >>> Some type of current detection sounds interesting... >>> >>> Jon >>> >>>> On Jun 2, 2007, at 1:11 PM, Jon Phillips wrote: >>>> >>>> > Yes, it seems pretty clear that screens are the way forward rather >>>> > than >>>> > >>>> > moving parts. I've seen a few solutions to the tactile feedback >>>> > issue, >>>> > >>>> > with the main being have the phone vibrate slightly upon key press, >>>> > >>>> > along with sounds. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Matthew (and others), have you heard of others? >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> OpenMoko community mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >>> -- >>> Jon Phillips >>> >>> San Francisco, CA >>> USA PH 510.499.0894 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> http://www.rejon.org >>> >>> MSN, AIM, Yahoo Chat: kidproto >>> Jabber Chat: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> IRC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenMoko community mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenMoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > > _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
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