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December 12th, 2009, 20:20
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/12/500x_pendetouch.jpg (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/12/pendetouch.jpg)The Pen de Touch (http://gizmodo.com/tag/pendetouch/) provides haptic feedback while interacting with virtual objects. It also looks like Jeff Bridges could streak across the interface any second.
If the device "senses" contact with a virtual boundary, it reacts accordingly. For example, If you're drawing on a virtual surface, the pen pulls in the opposite direction to represent friction.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/12/500x_pendetouch2.jpg (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/12/pendetouch2.jpg)The idea is to use the device in museum applications and such, but let's face it. This thing was built as a Light Cycle control device. All other uses are secondary. [Tachi Lab (http://tachilab.org/modules/projects/pendetouch.html) via Designboom (http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/16/view/8464/pen-de-touch.html)]
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http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/12/500x_pendetouch2.jpg (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/12/pendetouch2.jpg)The idea is to use the device in museum applications and such, but let's face it. This thing was built as a Light Cycle control device. All other uses are secondary. [Tachi Lab (http://tachilab.org/modules/projects/pendetouch.html) via Designboom (http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/16/view/8464/pen-de-touch.html)]
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