Microsoft believes the modern way to interact with smartphones and tablets imperfect. The company has developed a new way to manage mobile gadgets, with which no longer have to feel as soon as the glass screen, touching the gadget.
Research unit of Microsoft Research is developing a prototype of the display allows you to experience a variety of tactile sensations when operating the touch screen of the mobile device. Thanks to it, the user can feel the keystrokes on the touch screen, as if he was typing on this keyboard. By clicking on the "virtual" button on the application will be a sensation similar to touching a physical button.
Can even be felt by weight perestaskivaemyh objects, such as groups of a certain number of files. To achieve these and other effects, Microsoft uses several methods - both hardware and software.
In the video, the company demonstrates the principle of technology on three devices. In the first example below the screen of the smartphone Lumia is a special material that changes shape when an electric voltage, resulting in the top layer moves slightly down when the user clicks on it, thus simulates a physical key. In another use fast vibration of the screen and captured a layer of air to change the perceived texture of the screen. The third method demonstrates the use of an electrostatic vibration that creates an air cushion under the user's finger to change the tactile response.
Microsoft is not the only company that is developing similar technology. Recently announced the start-up Tactus iPad case with a transparent overlay that creates raised buttons on the flat surface of the tablet.