Scientists Discover Way to Make Anything a Touchscreen

[dstigue]

[citation][nom]mlopinto2k1[/nom]Great. Now everyone is going to be walking around looking like the Predator, poking themselves.[/citation]
So you are saying nothing will change?

 

[victorintelr]

[citation][nom]xbeater[/nom]Two comments:- This is an old concept, I've seen similar ideas years ago- Can it turn AIR into a touchschreen?[/citation]
Japanese did it already:
http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=3seTlvQtIgc

 

[mr_tuel]

This has huge possibilities for people who present things on a regular basis, especially to smaller groups (architects, designers, and doctors to name a couple of professions) where the interaction is part of the presentation.

 

[hoof_hearted]

I can see the pr0n industry embracing this.

 

[CaedenV]

[citation][nom]del35[/nom]Why are we not hearing of this in the mainstream media? We are still being bombarded with iPhone propaganda. Sad situation that something as revolutionary as this should go almost completely unreported by the msm. Thanks for this glimpse into the future for technology...[/citation]
The 'media' (from Fox all the way to MSNBC) is not interested in bringing news, they are interested in ratings and money. They will only ever give the news that is either already known to people and rehash things that people like to hear about, or they will bring something shocking/horrifying/scary to keep you glued. Journalism (at least in the American pop media) is dead!

 

[Guest]

This tech was unveiled in 2009

http/www.ted.com/talks/pranav_mistry_the_thrilling_potential_of_sixthsense_technology.html

 

[JohnnyLucky]

If it mounted on the shoulder or anywhere else on a body, then even the slightest movement will be magnified on the object used as a screen.

 

[Supertrek32]

Seems kinda like an impractical version of augmented reality glasses. Even if they can shrink down the projector/camera size, there's still the issue of batterys, which haven't shown much progress in the way of shrinking.

Projecting an image onto glasses won't be nearly as power hungry as a full-on projector.

Instead of being a personal device, shoulder-mounted device, I could see this being useful for industrial applications, serving as a guide to workers piecing things together.

 

[gm0n3y]

I'd rather have a Predator laser / plasma gun on my shoulder. That would be awesome. Pew pew pew!

 

[gokanis]

[citation][nom]tomaz99[/nom]I think this is fine...if you can conceal it in a Parrot figure...then nobody would know you're walking around with a shoulder mounted camera.[/citation]

Aaaaarrrrggghhhh!

 

[back_by_demand]

Shrink this to the size of a medal, stick it on your chest and use like a kinect sensor

 

[zeromikey]

really cool stuff! though dont see it being practical for the common man everyday for awhile though

 

[Parsian]

this can be used in so many dirty ways.

 

[tanjo]

So the touch accuracy is crap because you'd be covering the sensor with your forearm/hair and the screen would shake as you wave your arm. Stupid design. Glass projection is still better.

 

[eddieroolz]

That's nice, but frankly touchscreens are not better than hardware input.

 

[husker]

The title implies this is a discovery, when it is actually an invention. Did Edison "discover" the light bulb? Did Ford "discover" the automobile assembly line? Imagine the surprise on Igor Sikorsky's face when he discovered the helicopter!

 

[Guest]

"Scientists" didn't "discover" anything; the system wasn't found in some abandoned ancient city. They "invented" it. Some time ago in fact – there's a TED presentation from last year that showcased the same basic concept, in a much more finished and less ridiculous setup.

http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUdDhWfpqxg

 

[back_by_demand]

[citation][nom]husker[/nom]The title implies this is a discovery, when it is actually an invention. Did Edison "discover" the light bulb?[/citation]
Maybe he discovered the notes that 30 other people had written about their own lightbulb inventions over the previous 70 years?

 

[husker]

[citation][nom]back_by_demand[/nom]Maybe he discovered the notes that 30 other people had written about their own lightbulb inventions over the previous 70 years?[/citation]
Point taken. 🙂

 

[Guest]

I bet if they made it look MORE like the Predator's Shoulder Mounted Cannon, they could sell a bunch of them at Comic Con. LOL I would buy one in that case. 😛