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[Robbie Williamson <robbie.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 2010-08-12 at 18:40 +0100, Duncan McGreggor wrote: 
> 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. 
...or shock the hell out of you and even stop pacemakers. LOL ;)

> The new covering has many potential applications: interactive gaming, 
> touchscreens with texture, robot interfaces, etc."

> 
> Craziness!!
> 
> d
> 
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