Nokia Builds a Touchscreen Display Made of Ice

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday November 21, 2010 @03:19AM 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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Congratulations Nokia, you accomplished nothing. by jimmetry · 2010-11-21 04:14 · Score: -1, Troll

Projector-based touch surfaces have existed for years. All Nokia have done is, rather than using the conventional surface material (glass with a matte finish), they've made a few blocks of ice to use instead and played with a few thresholds. Sounds to me like an attempt to sound edgy to the masses when really they're way behind.