CES 2013: The tablet that turns itself lumpy (Pretty amazing!)

[gateley]

At the touch of a button, the flat keyboard on mobile devices become "full" of some stuff and you can FEEL the keys as you type. I don't know how to embed the vid, so here's the link. 1:23 in length


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20970928

[hedgehog]

1. I wonder if that could be adapted to make a more ergonomic keyboard

for portable computers.

[derby378]

2. SCIENCE!!!

That is just too freaky cool for words. Wonder if there's a medical application this could be used for?

[gateley]

7. We're always being blown away by the latest technology, but for some reason

seeing these keys APPEAR and RISE in the video was really sci-fi-ish -- like it was CGI in a movie.

If the technology is viable and "good", I imagine it could be applied to a myriad of applications. We may be taking this for granted not too far into the future.

[derby378]

12. Sorta like USB drives

First time I used a USB drive, it seemed like voodoo in my hand. A little stick that held 16MB and transferred it faster than you could blink. Now here I am seven years later, and I've got a 32GB drive tucked away in my laptop bag, and it is loaded with nothing but MP3s. It's like an iPod on steroids, as long as you have something to plug it into.

[gateley]

15. And already it's Ho Hum -- isn't it wild?

[cthulu2016]

3. Very cool... but has "short lived" written all over it

The skin of the touchscreen has to be flexible, and goes through a lot of repeated stress, so I'd be surprised if the touchscreen stays shiny factory flat for very long.

[gateley]

6. Yeah, like the buttons on our oft-used appliances, the numbers have worn off.

[BlueJazz]

4. I believe the technology is the same as what makes bread rise.

[Control-Z]

5. Yeast, eh? (nt)

[siligut]

9. Yes, I keep my microfluidics in the frig, keeps it fresh longer nt

[lunatica]

8. Reminds me of a movie I saw

I can't remember the name of it but there's a line in it that very advanced technology looks no different than magic to people who see it.

That looked like magic to me.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Cool!!!

[matt819]

11. Cool

That is certainly nifty. Someone make a note of this and check in, let's say, on 1 July 2014 to see if it's on the market. My bet? Not a chance. Or it will be bought by Apple and shelved.

[gateley]

13. Or, it could be bought by Apple and used.

[trumad]

14. Also from the Vegas show...

[gateley]

16. SO many cool things! Boy, there sure are some smart people out there! :-)