Pressure-sensitive touchscreens are the next step - comments

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Anonymous
P%n
27 Jan 2010

Shinigami, 27 Jan 2010If its capacitive, I'll skip it. As I did with all capacitive devices out there. I wear gloves... moreSew conductive thread into the fingertips of your gloves,

Problem solved.

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Anonymous
m5n
27 Jan 2010

so we have resistive and capacitive. we have haptic and tactile feedback. could we not have a malleable screen?

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deep space bar
kDi
27 Jan 2010

capacitive FTLuz lol

can't detect pressure lol

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Anonymous
sr3
27 Jan 2010

I don't see how this is the next step? What's the difference between resistive and pressure screen, when they both use pressure to block the conduction on a certain spot? Every manufacturer is slowly discontinuing the production of resistive touchscreens and installing the capactive ones in their new models. Developing pressure screens would mean getting right back to the start.

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Anonymous
Ljr
27 Jan 2010

I prefer my laser device.

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Anonymous
FJR
27 Jan 2010

I prefer capacitive over resistive any day. No need to calibrate like you do with resistive. And I love the glass screens on capacitive devices. It just feels more natural and smoother.

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punisher
miL
27 Jan 2010

i don't think that is the next step.
that is the present step
the next step is 3d lcd in mobile, that is the next step.
amoled is old now. even this is wow but it isn't so called next step.

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punisher
miL
27 Jan 2010

the only thing i got to say is wow

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SR
PId
27 Jan 2010

It will probably be a tech that is not as responsive as either resistive or capacitive but over a period of time and development it'll improve but I doubt it'll ever come close to responsiveness of Capacitive.
There are problems with Capacitive tech that it is little more responsive than needed.
We need something that'll come close to the responsiveness of capacitive and still be accurate. Accuracy is probably most important thing for a touch screen. Capacitive has a huge negative here.
Stage is set for next gen resistive displays like ones seen on N97 mini, Touch Diamond2 etc. or this one.

And about glass screens, probably a laterally strained layer of the pressure-sensitive material can be laid that is tight enough ideally over a thin glass surface. The display sholdn't be burried deep within layers as it'll drastically reduce touch operating viewing angles.

Phew, there's so much things to take care off.

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Anonymous
p7K
27 Jan 2010

you are being silly its obvious the screens are not capacitative, as capacitative cannot be pressed and can't register pressure, only resistive does, so it will be based on resistive.Don't see how this could improve the game world though.

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Jude
N7A
27 Jan 2010

Shinigami, 27 Jan 2010If its capacitive, I'll skip it. As I did with all capacitive devices out there. I wear gloves... moreI really doubt its capacitive because its not even possible to press a capacitive screen. Imagine pressing an iphone screen? I really think it would be resistive.

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Jude
N7A
27 Jan 2010

I wonder how you would know how much pressure to apply to the screen for different purposes? Will the screen recognise two levels of pressure: 'soft and hard' or there would be medium, very hard etc included.

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Shinigami
3V4
27 Jan 2010

If its capacitive, I'll skip it. As I did with all capacitive devices out there. I wear gloves when its cold.

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Anonymous
kMh
27 Jan 2010

I think that it does not matter what the differences are in term of technology.

The most important thing to know is the purpose of having such technology.

It is to be able to have two inputs at the same time with one physical contact of a finger.

The first one is the physical touch on the screen. The second one is an 'extra' pressure.

What constitutes a pressure? Well, you would think that by retaining your finger longer in time on the screen you may constitute a pressure? How would you keep that pressure if you move from one point to another?

Tweaking the software will not do it automatically because you can only choose one side to be locked in. And by default, it is false.

There's a need of a second input: some type of pressure by electric mean. That's the science part.

But why do all that? It is to be able to do more multi-tasking function.

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Virtual
5%X
27 Jan 2010

"Peratech already signed a license contract with the Japanese display manufacturer Nissha, which makes screens for LG, NINTENDO and more. The first tech gadgets to use the new pressure-enabled screens are expected to hit the shelves in April."

Possibly a Nintendo DS2 with pressure sensitive touchscreens?

Do want.