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Patent Supports PSP2 Rear Touch Pad Rumor

Posted by Soulskill on from the i-always-thought-touchpads-were-too-easy-to-see dept.

itwbennett writes "According to Electronista, a series of patents filed 13 months ago and published late last week by Sony Computer Entertainment America may confirm rumors of a PSP2 with back touchpad. Of course, they could also confirm the rumored PlayStation phone. 'In either case,' says Peter Smith, 'exactly what interactions will be performed via the rear touch pad remain to be seen. Without adding a cursor to the display it couldn't be anything very precise (in other words, you wouldn't want to have to tap on a specific spot on the UI), but scrolling through menus, swiping to select items in inventory or panning around a map all seem like viable touch-enabled gaming UI interactions that you can do 'blind.' In shooter games you'll often have a gun reticle (essentially a cursor) anyway so aiming could be done via a rear pad.'"

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  1. Rear touch pad? by rachit · · Score: 4, Funny

    That just sounds dirty...

    1. Re:Rear touch pad? by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Not really. There are plenty of more dirty words. Crevice is a dirty word.

      Leek is a positively disgusting word...

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  2. I, for one... by magloca · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...welcome our rear-touching overlords.

    1. Re:I, for one... by beakerMeep · · Score: 2, Funny

      Wouldn't that be underlords?

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  3. Dang, they beat me to it.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    But I did get the patent for the "Crotch Touch, Touchpad" at least.