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January 5th, 2010, 14:40
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Touchscreens are wondrous things, but nobody likes smudges, and attempts to magically prevent oil from sticking haven't always found success (http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/04/apple-blames-hot-iphones-on-the-weather-others-find-oleophobic/). The proper solution might not be in fancy screen coatings but rather in removing the touchability together. Tokyo University has developed a system that uses a high-res camera to identify where a finger is in 3D space, so moving around and even air-clicking is detected. Multitouch seems to be right out at this point, and while the video after the break shows some rather deft looking typing on a dinky virtual keyboard, we're not entirely convinced that this is the most enjoyable or ergonomic way to interact with a cellphone. That said, if it makes the compulsive anti-smudge pantleg swipe motion a thing of the past, we'd give it a shot.
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Touchscreens are wondrous things, but nobody likes smudges, and attempts to magically prevent oil from sticking haven't always found success (http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/04/apple-blames-hot-iphones-on-the-weather-others-find-oleophobic/). The proper solution might not be in fancy screen coatings but rather in removing the touchability together. Tokyo University has developed a system that uses a high-res camera to identify where a finger is in 3D space, so moving around and even air-clicking is detected. Multitouch seems to be right out at this point, and while the video after the break shows some rather deft looking typing on a dinky virtual keyboard, we're not entirely convinced that this is the most enjoyable or ergonomic way to interact with a cellphone. That said, if it makes the compulsive anti-smudge pantleg swipe motion a thing of the past, we'd give it a shot.
Continue reading Tokyo University's touchless pointing system could wipe out smudgy screens (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/tokyo-universitys-touchless-pointing-system-could-wipe-out-smud/)
Tokyo University's touchless pointing system could wipe out smudgy screens (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/tokyo-universitys-touchless-pointing-system-could-wipe-out-smud/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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