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Membrane That Turns Any Surface Into a Touchscreen

Posted by timothy on from the wasn't-picking-my-nose dept.

alx5000 writes "Engadget has a story about Displax Interactive Systems, a Portuguese company that has created a new polymer film that, when stuck onto a surface, converts it into a multitouch touchscreen with up to 16 contact points. The article states that 'if all goes well, the first Displax-enabled wares will start shipping this July.'"

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  1. Re:4 x 4? by Canazza · · Score: 5, Informative

    16 contact points as in 16 fingers at once, not 16 'buttons'

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  2. Re:Usefulness of touchscreens is overrated. by Pojut · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's not that they don't work, it's that they aren't maintained.

    Take a look at one of the many all-in-one PCs out there with touchscreens. Hell, just look at an iPhone. They work pretty well. Now look at the touchscreen at the airport. This is a device that is touched by hundreds if not thousands of different people a day. That much constant use is going to require a lot of maintenance.

    Don't blame the touchscreen, blame the fact that they aren't maintained given their high rate of use.

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  3. Re:Touchscreen now means any tactile interface? by FlyingBishop · · Score: 5, Informative

    If light passes through it it is by definition a screen.

    screen != display