Electromechanical switches are simple, cheap, and widely available (Fig. 1). However, they’re also plagued with a number of disadvantages, including wear with repeated use, and the potential for ...

Fig 1. Microsoft’s Spatial Desk, which is used to demonstrate the latest Microsoft technologies to customers, employs a PCT-based touchscreen. Fig 2. PCT brings multi-touch table service to Mojo ...

User experience is the most critical feature shaping mobile phones today. When Apple launched the iPhone, they took touch technology to a completely new level. No longer were users required to ...

One of Sony’s research engineers has posted a quick writeup explaining how the Xperia Sola’s “floating touch” screen works. The Sola uses a mutual capacitance and a self capacitance sensor to be able ...

This article presents the third part of the 3-part series of the Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI) applications, which is enabling better touch panels for embedded devices. It briefly describes the ...

San Jose, Ca. – Atmel Corporation has just released to volume production its new maXTouch family of capacitive touchscreen controllers, capable of supporting an unlimited number of unique simultaneous ...