Posted 02.02.2010 at 5:16 pm
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Displax's Multitouch Skin In Action
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Think that 9.7-inch iPad display is all the touchscreen you need? Portuguese company Displax would like to challenge that notion. The company says it is bringing to market a multitouch capable, super-thin polymer "skin" that can be applied to any material -- flat, curved, opaque, transparent, you name it -- creating a digital muli-touch surface virtually anywhere, from a wristband to a desktop to a pane of clear glass.
Based on capacitive technology used in other higher-end touchscreen devices, Displax claims its product will work on large displays (50 inches or larger) and track up to 16 fingers through a grid of nanowires, making it ideal for public places where more than one person is seeking information from an interactive display at the same time. The company expects it will be able to track even more individual touch points as the technology matures.
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Gadgets, Clay Dillow, Displax, multitouch, Technology, touchscreen, touchscreen technologyDisplax aims to market the technology in July of this year primarily for displays, ranging from 7 inches diagonal on the low end to 3 meters at the top end. As a stand-alone product, the multitouch sensor tech is of limited use, but given the right deals with display manufacturers and the like, it could be flipped into some very cool devices (aside from plastering this on basic LCD screens, interactive tabletop displays come to mind).
The company plans to ship the product with a free applications bundle that will allow customers to display media streams, access social networks and pull up Google Maps with the multitouch skin right out of the box.
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It would be great if the article gave an idea of estimated cost and wearability so we can reallt judge whether this product will be affordable. Anyway, the technology looks promising and uses will be endless.
What'l it cost men.
Imagine the possibilities... wait, I can't, I don't know the cost.
Algodoo on a 58" plasma and this. Enough said.
ummm @animemaster, @dustin2127
kay, you might want to find out if there is a cost stated from the places they got there info from (links at bottom of article), and since there isn't, might be why they don't have a cost posted either, popsci isn't that bad at article writing.
A projected cost would be nice, but I am still intrigued by this, and will await this product eagerly.
This looks awesome. People are so smart nowadays!
I'll give you a cost estimate. More than you can afford unless you produce things commercially. Congrats.
going to see if we can get this at my job to test.
@ spartacus I did check, I wasn't necessarily insulting popsci.
Cool!!!
How does it work if you are BLIND?
Displax multitouch film actually developed by Visual Planet, frowny faces all around ....
Any comments on who makes the film, it ain't Displax?
www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/displax-multitouch-film-actually-developed-by-visual-planet-fro/
well, the technology looks promising and uses will be endless.
http://www.cirurgia-plastica.com/lipoaspiracao/