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[Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 08/12/2010 10:46 PM, Mark Shuttleworth wrote:

>  On 12/08/10 18:58, Robbie Williamson wrote:
>> 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 ;)
> 
> Only if there's a bug in the kernel driver ;-)


... and the power connector has any of the stickers "danger", "high voltage" or
"opening will void warranty" :-)

Seriously, tactile devices has the potential to replace keyboards...

Cheers,
Henrik