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Disney Research Can Turn Nearly Any Surface Into a Touch Screen

surewouldoutlaw writes "Remember that scene in Fantasia where Mickey turns all the brooms into an army of workers? Well, Disney isn't quite there, yet. But scientists with the company's research lab at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh have been able to turn virtually any surface, including liquid water and the human body, into a multi-touch interface. The new system is called Touché, and it is as awesome as it sounds."

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  1. .. Anything? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    No baby! Honest it's a touch screen. Try it out.. Yeah.. You just have to rub a little harder.. Harder!

    1. Re:.. Anything? by slartibartfastatp · · Score: 4, Funny

      Can it turn Mc Hammer into a touch surface?

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  2. Rule 34 ... by jbezorg · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... right out of the gate

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  3. Uh.... what? by avandesande · · Score: 4, Funny

    Disney walking brooms is to touchscreens ?

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    1. Re:Uh.... what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      As French Guiana is to Snorlax.

  4. Re:Screen? by Defenestrar · · Score: 4, Funny

    You mean like a paper screen, or a wind screen, smoke screen, genetic screen, mechanical screen, or naval screen?

  5. Re:Whats with the video by jimshatt · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, your wife has quite the doorknobs...

  6. Re:Touch "detector", not really "screen"... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sounds like it'd be great for the blind. ;)