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Microsoft : Force sensing tech allows twisting or bending action on gadgets




Posted by ketyung
on Apr/20/2008
at 1:08 am

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Microsoft force sensing tech allows twisting or bending gadgets by force
When you get little frustrated with your gadgets when those touchscreens have failed to respond to what you want, you’ll always wanna twist it by force. Perhaps many gadget makers have never realized that this is the most effective action that you wanna get your gadget to work for you properly, except Microsoft.

Microsoft has just introduced to us its new way of looking at how to operate a gadget properly – by twisting, squeezing or stretching the gadget with force will be the most effective way to get your gadget listen to you!

In order to get those gadgets to listen to your twisting or bending actions, they need to be equipped with force-sensing technology. The force-sensing tech is sensitive to all sort of actions by force. Applying different kinds of force to the gadget will make it respond well to various actions such as flipping through document pages or swinging through applications.

They’ve a got a modded Samsung UMPC here that is equipped with four sensors that detect how you’re trying to manipulate it. The researchers think the tech will complement but not to replace touchscreens, making devices more active and engaging, or eventually can get rid of those space-wasting buttons to make gadgets smaller.

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