Disney's 'AIREAL' Air Cannons Let You Feel The Digital World
Disney Research has unveiled a new haptic technology named AIRE AL, using cannons that fire compressed air to simulate the sense of touch.
The iTypewriter Promises Retro Sophistication To iPad Users Everywhere
Just when you thought accessories cashing in on the Apple brand were getting genuinely useful again, along comes this antiquated 'invention' by Edinburgh-based industrial designer Austin Yang. Described as bringing back the “old feeling of typing”, all the while integrated with “the latest technology”, the iTypewriter looks the ultimate hipster magnet.
Researchers Bring Physical Buttons To Touchscreens With New Tactile Technology
Tactus Technology is currently busy showcasing a ground-breaking new touchscreen technology that is being described as the “world’s first” deformable tactile surface. Using a ‘microfluidic’ technology, the team of researchers is demonstrating how any touchscreen display can be enhanced through pressable buttons literally ‘rising’ through the surface to create the impression of physical hardware.