📅 April 5, 2013

“Slide to Unlock” Patent Invalidated by German Court

As part of an ongoing German patent struggle, Motorola on Thursday won a ruling from the country’s Federal Patent Court, which said found all claims of Apple’s “slide to unlock” user interface property invalid, though the decision can be appealed.

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As part of an ongoing German patent struggle, Motorola on Thursday won a ruling from the country’s Federal Patent Court, which said found all claims of Apple’s “slide to unlock” user interface property invalid, though the decision can be appealed.
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📅 November 23, 2012

FingerSense: Qeexo Wants To Bring New Dimensions Of Touch To Interactive Surfaces [video]

Qeexo wants to bring new dimensions of touch to interactive surfaces, and make better use of the natural richness of our hands!

Fingers have many “modes” – they do not just poke, as contemporary touchscreen interaction would suggest, but also flick, rub, knock, grasp, and many other actions. Qeexo wants to bring new dimensions of touch to interactive surfaces, and make better use of the natural richness of our hands!

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📅 November 9, 2012

Apple iPhone 5 Touchscreen Glitch [video]

game developers CMA Megacorp tweeted and posted on Facebook a glitch they’d encountered with no previous reports of it having existed .

The iPhone 5 has for the most part proved that the hardware and software at work are robust and efficient. Sure Apple Maps has caused people discomfort but as a slim, crafted smartphone, it’s still on of the best. Be that as it may, game developers CMA Megacorp tweeted and posted on Facebook a glitch they’d encountered with no previous reports of it having existed .

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📅 June 15, 2012

Concept: iPhone 5 With Transparent Display [video]

The new iClear Retina display presents sharp graphics and stunning images.

Clearly amazing. The quad-core A5 chip delivers even more power. The laser projection keyboard liberates your thumbs. The new iClear Retina display presents sharp graphics and stunning images. iOS 6 will take your iPhone experience in an entirely new direction. And if there’s anything else you need, just ask Siri.

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📅 June 6, 2012

Tactus Provides A New Dimension To Touchscreens [video]

What if buttons could morph out of the surface of your device? Tactus Technology has developed a new tactile user interface for touchscreen devices that does exactly that.

What if buttons could morph out of the surface of your device? Tactus Technology has developed a new tactile user interface for touchscreen devices that does exactly that.

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📅 February 4, 2012

FoldMe: Double-sided, Foldable Touchscreens [video]

The FoldMe project presents a novel device concept that features double-sided displays which can be folded using predefined hinges. The device concept enables users to dynamically alter both size and shape of the display and also to access the backside using fold gestures.

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📅 May 23, 2011

Imaginary iPhone: Use Your Phone Without Taking It Out Of Your Pocket [video]

Patrick Baudisch and his team of researchers at the Hasso-Plattner Institute have moved closer to making it a reality, with a new interface that can essentially transfer an iPhone touchscreen to the palm of your hand.

Patrick Baudisch and his team of researchers at the Hasso-Plattner Institute have moved closer to making it a reality, with a new interface that can essentially transfer an iPhone touchscreen to the palm of your hand. The device involves an Xbox-like depth camera, mounted on a tripod, that can register the movements of a person’s finger across his or her palm.

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📅 May 12, 2011

Extending The Touchscreen: Project Designed To Improve Or Supplement The Functionality Of Capacitance Touchscreens [video]

‘Extending the Touchscreen’ is an ITP Thesis project by Michael Knuepfel which includes seven devices designed to improve upon or supplement the functionality of capacitance touchscreens; game controller, digital signet rings, mechanical stylus, sound stylus, pulse generator, dial-a-rama and future devices.

‘Extending the Touchscreen’ is an ITP Thesis project by Michael Knuepfel which includes seven devices designed to improve upon or supplement the functionality of capacitance touchscreens; game controller, digital signet rings, mechanical stylus, sound stylus, pulse generator, dial-a-rama and future devices.

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📅 January 5, 2011

Fling: Ten One Design’s Suction-Cup Tactile Controller for The iPad [video]

We’ve seen this idea before, just not applied to the iPad: Ten One Design’s Fling, a suction-cup tactile controller for touchscreens, when your finger just won’t cut it.

We’ve seen this idea before, just not applied to the iPad: Ten One Design’s Fling, a suction-cup tactile controller for touchscreens, when your finger just won’t cut it. Maybe it sounds antithetical to try to analog-ize a touchscreen, but there are definitely applications that require more delicate fine-tuning than your sausage fingers will allow. Here they demonstrate it for gaming, but we believe this would also be invaluable for doing CAD on a touchscreen.

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