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Title: CES 2013: The tablet that turns itself lumpy
Post by: keymaster on Sun, 13 January 2013, 22:52:27

I saw this posted on Reddit and thought I should share.

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

(http://i.imgur.com/UmpOi.gif)

Title: Re: CES 2013: The tablet that turns itself lumpy
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 13 January 2013, 22:58:28

Quote from: keymaster on Sun, 13 January 2013, 22:52:27

I saw this posted on Reddit and thought I should share.

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

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(http://i.imgur.com/UmpOi.gif)

Hmm...... that's neat... not sure I want that layer though at the cost of image quality no doubt.

Title: Re: CES 2013: The tablet that turns itself lumpy
Post by: damorgue on Sun, 13 January 2013, 23:00:00

I read about them a while ago, although back then they were focusing on braille writing to enable blind users to use phones/tablets or ultimately make a device made especially to help just then. I wonder if they dropped it for some reason. I kind of liked the idea.

Title: Re: CES 2013: The tablet that turns itself lumpy
Post by: daerid on Sun, 13 January 2013, 23:09:57

I'd rather type on a flat screen than bumps like that. What'd I'd REALLY like to see is a screen that has the keys slightly depress when striking them. That would be revolutionary.

Title: Re: CES 2013: The tablet that turns itself lumpy
Post by: razorsharpgears on Sun, 13 January 2013, 23:26:17

Mind=F^cking Blown

Title: Re: CES 2013: The tablet that turns itself lumpy
Post by: Turbo Slaab on Sun, 13 January 2013, 23:27:59

Quote from: daerid on Sun, 13 January 2013, 23:09:57

I'd rather type on a flat screen than bumps like that. What'd I'd REALLY like to see is a screen that has the keys slightly depress when striking them. That would be revolutionary.

In a sense the BlackBerry storm achieved this, albeit one key.....

Title: Re: Re: CES 2013: The tablet that turns itself lumpy
Post by: xDezor on Sun, 13 January 2013, 23:43:35

Quote from: Turbo Slaab on Sun, 13 January 2013, 23:27:59

Quote from: daerid on Sun, 13 January 2013, 23:09:57

I'd rather type on a flat screen than bumps like that. What'd I'd REALLY like to see is a screen that has the keys slightly depress when striking them. That would be revolutionary.

In a sense the BlackBerry storm achieved this, albeit one key.....

My roommate had one, I thought it was the neatest thing.

Title: Re: CES 2013: The tablet that turns itself lumpy
Post by: daerid on Mon, 14 January 2013, 00:06:31

Yeah, but I'm talking the whole keyboard, with individually depress-able keys.

Title: Re: CES 2013: The tablet that turns itself lumpy
Post by: Turbo Slaab on Mon, 14 January 2013, 00:10:02

Quote from: xDezor on Sun, 13 January 2013, 23:43:35

Quote from: Turbo Slaab on Sun, 13 January 2013, 23:27:59

Quote from: daerid on Sun, 13 January 2013, 23:09:57

I'd rather type on a flat screen than bumps like that. What'd I'd REALLY like to see is a screen that has the keys slightly depress when striking them. That would be revolutionary.

In a sense the BlackBerry storm achieved this, albeit one key.....

My roommate had one, I thought it was the neatest thing.

I had one as well and it really was cool, until the floating screen attracted so much dust underneath that after a while you couldn't use the screen.

Title: Re: CES 2013: The tablet that turns itself lumpy
Post by: link_tree on Mon, 14 January 2013, 03:10:39

that is pretty cool though imo not all that useful. I wonder how will they handle the flipping of the screen because it seems like the bumps are placed only in one side of the device and a static.