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Nokia Builds a Touchscreen Display Made of Ice

Posted by samzenpus on from the cold-touch dept.

hasanabbas1987 writes "Touchscreens have been with us for quite some time now and we have seen all kinds of them: resistive touch, capacitive, multi-touch, etc. However, Nokia's research lab in Tampere, Finland has developed a rather unique kind of touchscreen: a touchscreen made of ice. Well, to be honest, it's not really a touchscreen for everyday use, nor is it very portable, as the rig includes a projector and some infrared cameras (PDF) which are connected to a computer, but after all it's a touchscreen made out of ice and that is quite remarkable. Nokia says this 'playful experiment' reveals that interactive touch displays can be built anywhere, and we are very sure that Mr. Freeze from Batman will be highly interested in the project."

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  1. Nokia finally listened by mhh91 · · Score: 2, Funny

    to the voices of the north pole population

  2. Re:Cool by AdmiralXyz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cool

    Icy what you did there.

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  3. Re:Maybe there IS a use for it... by camperslo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, it looks like we have a new toy for those spy shows. It'd be kinda funny to see images on an ice cube in s cocktail, with a tongue touch interface. Another reason to hire spies with long tongues...

    But will they be able to power it all from a slice of lemon? Toothpick WiFi antenna... Olive processor.

  4. Re:cool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, that's because you are not apple fanboi.. They are seen licking their own, er, devices...

  5. Re:Maybe there IS a use for it... by mickwd · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...around once a year. Usually around the same time to boot.

    Man, they need to work on those init scripts. Get some services starting in parallel.....

  6. Don't use your tongue... by Trip6 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...gives "Sticky Keys" new meaning...

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  7. That's ice and all, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I give it a couple of months before it becomes vaporware.

  8. Re:Cool by houghi · · Score: 3, Funny

    Please do not use this type of chilling humor.

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  9. The end of the video... by orphiuchus · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The system could be used in cold countries for interactive displays..." I couldn't help but laugh at that. I just imagine them showing up in Alaska planning to sell this to all the Eskimo's to use in their igloos and being shocked that they actually have heated homes now.

  10. Re:Cool by Amorymeltzer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, what are your remedies? You going to give him the cold shoulder?

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  11. Re:Suitable for cold climates, I'm sure. by Sulphur · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do you think the elves who work for Santa Claus at the North Pole would be interested in this?

    All the elves at this year's New Elves Workshop got icePods.