On Thursday 08 Dec 2011 10:42:05 Tim Waugh wrote: > Things I remember from our end of the table:
> * There are apparently touchscreens in development that can vibrate each > pixel independently, allowing for "textures" to be felt (URL?) There's this: http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~stephen/papers/MobileHCI08_hall.pdf. However Microsoft have patented a tactile touch screen: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-11/30/microsoft-tactile-touchscreen. The date of the paper from the University of Glasgow would appear to pre-date it. However, knowing the loopy US patent law, which dates the patent from when it is filed and not when it is published (even though its a secret until publication day), plus MS's predilection for suing anyone who looks remotely like they have something worthwhile, it may be that no-one will ever develop the Glasgow design. After all, that's what patents are for; to promote innovation. (Excuse my cynicism.) -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, second Tuesday 2012-01-10 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:[email protected] How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
