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With current technology, nothing I can think of. Ideally, a touchscreen that can alter its shape to create tactile "key" bumps overtop a software keyboard but
by digging 3y ago
With current technology, nothing I can think of.
Ideally, a touchscreen that can alter its shape to create tactile "key" bumps overtop a software keyboard but remain flat by default.
- kristopolous 3y agoI've seen prototypes of those but nothing production. Here's one from 2009 https://www.wired.com/2009/05/prototype-display-combines-touchscreen-morphing-buttons/ https://www.wired.com/2009/05/prototype-display-combines-tou... It's not actually a hard technology. I've felt a few of them in person at various things like CES and SIGGRAPH. They're a bit jelly-like but aren't bad. I guess we'll have to hope Apple "invents" a revolutionary iButton feature for iPhone/2024 and then we'll finally get that because that's the Only Innovation Pipeline that exists It makes me almost want to work for Apple on their iPhone team to get them to knockoff the bullshit