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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. Dear /. by capnkr · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Don't blame me that you're getting your News for Nerds over 12 hours later than you could have otherwise. I tried!

    :D

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  2. Re:16 contact points by AP31R0N · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    17 if you're a dude.

    (side note: atheist is not a proper noun, so it should be capitalized only when it's the first word of a sentence or part of a book title) /atheist

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  3. Re:4 x 4? by DeafZombie · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Oh no I lost a toe due to frostbite last time I went hiking. 16 point touch gives all those other people an unfair advantage. Where is my lawyer and my human rights organization representative when I need them?

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  4. Re:16 contact points by Devout_IPUite · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I know a gun-carrying environmentalist linux friendly atheist... He was never a marine though.

  5. Re:16 contact points by Jhon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    side note: atheist is not a proper noun, so it should be capitalized only when it's the first word of a sentence or part of a book title) /atheist

    The great zeal with which many Atheists practice their believes (or lack thereof), I think capitalizing it is often appropriate.

  6. Re:Pot, meet Kettle. by vacarul · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    atheism is NOT an ideology or even an actual group or movement

    exactly!