Morph keyboard
We had opportunity to catch
Tactus at SID
earlier this year, though with news that the Tactus keyboard was new
and improved for CES we had no choice but to take a quick peek. What's
new? Well, Tactus has been sampling some new coating materials
attempting to reduce glare -- and succeeding -- and to cut down on the
controller's size by 70 percent and in so doing also doubled up the
speed that the keyboard activates. As a refresher, the system includes a
reservoir stored in the device, a controller to move the fluid into the
tixels -- yes, tixels, Tactile Pixels -- and software to control the
entire system. Once activated, the tixels inflate and become squishy
that offer tactile keyboard-like feedback. We like this, though it's
still early days, the system works surprisingly well. Application may
eventually vary from gaming to accessibility with future offerings
adding a complete matrix of independently addressable tixels. Take a
peek at the gallery and video after the break.
Tactus morphing touchscreen keyboard hands-on (with video)
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