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[Duncan McGreggor <duncan.mcgreggor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A gem from slashdot via Stephen Webb:

  http://bit.ly/dybNrQ

"A new covering developed by Senseg and Toshiba Information Systems 
gives touchpads, LCDs, and other curved surfaces (eg. cellphones) 
programmable texture using a high-resolution electrotactile array — a 
grid of electrodes that excite nerves in the skin with small pulses of 
current to trick the body into perceiving texture, pressure, or 
pin-pricks depending on the current amplitude and electrode resolution. 
The new covering has many potential applications: interactive gaming, 
touchscreens with texture, robot interfaces, etc."

Craziness!!

d