Tactus, the Future of Touch Screen Devices
disappearing keyboard
In 2008, Tactus, a company based in Fremont California was set up in order to revolutionize the tablet and touch screen phone market. Although what it offers is not massively widespread yet the concept is so revolutionary that the company managed to secure a $6 Million investment to continue to develop its idea. The investment lead by Peter J. Thompson was made in order to make the idea more marketable.
The new technology will be built in to regular touch screen devices and will function in exactly the same way as we are used to with touch screens, however when a keyboard layout appears on the screen, or indeed any pushable button, the screen will rise up with little buttons so that they can be physically pressed. Whilst this happens the rest of the screen will remain unaltered both in appearance and in functionality.
If this is hard to imagine here is a video so that you can see the concept for itself:
Many experts believe that this will revolutionise the tablet market and make it a lot more competitive against netbooks and other small laptops, especially considering that the tablets already on the market tend to be cheaper anyway. The new technology will allow for faster and easier typing making them a lot more usable for work.
The technology works by having a layer of what Tactus call their “Tactile layer technology” rather than a plastic sheet or pane of glass over the already present touchscreen technology, this flexible material will subsequently allow physical buttons from underneath the material rise from the circuit boards and be physically pushed. This will result in a much more real sensation compared to the current vibrating screens we have today.
The reason experts believe that this will eventually become widespread is due to the fact that the tactile layer works with the current touchscreen technology that is already present in the device. Furthermore, the tactile layer technology can come in a wide variety of sizes and uses little or no energy at all.
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Here’s to the Crazy ones
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward.
Maybe they have to be crazy.
How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art? Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written? Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?
We make tools for these kinds of people.
While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
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Apple’s Advertising Slogan, Think Different.
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