NEW TECHNOLOGY TO FEEL OBJECTS ON TAB

As nice as your tablet seems I'm sure it will be even nicer if you could feel what you see in there. The Japanese tech company Fujitsu has just unveiled a new technology that simulates different surfaces as you run your finger across the display. The company demonstrated the technology at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Over the years, manufacturers have tried a number of different methods in order to bring what’s called tactility to tablet and phone screens. Back at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2013, for example, a company called Tactus created small bubbles that expanded from the screen in order to simulate a physical keyboard and could recede back into the screen when not in use.

Fujitsu’s own solution relies on vibration to recreate different surfaces. The vibrations effectively create friction between your finger and the display, with different levels of friction simulating smooth and rough surfaces. The technology can also mimic slippery surfaces by increasing the amount of air between finger and screen.

So What Good Is It?

Imagine being able to feel a fabric when buying a shirt online. Gaming could benefit, too. Console controllers already offer a level of haptic feedback to correspond to onscreen activities, but what if you could, say, feel the mud as you walk through it onscreen?

This device is still a prototype but the very idea is quite thrilling.

Post By: Ukoh Chinedu

Wednesday, September 23, 2015