Displax, a Portugal based technology company has developed a thinner then paper polymer film that can be applied to a surface, converting it into a touchscreen display. Known as Displax Multitouch Technology or “film”, this new technology can be applied to any surface regardless of its shape (flat/curved) or building material. The skin is said to work equally well on conductive surfaces as well as non-conductive surfaces such as wood or plastic.
The technology that powers this film lies in the nanowires that are placed throughout the film. These nanowires recognize touchscreen interactivity which is then passed on to a controller that analyzes the incoming data, determining the exact location on the film where the interaction took place.
Touchscreen technology seems to be the direction that many gadgets are moving towards as it offers an additional rich means of interaction that really can’t be duplicated as easily with just a standard keyboard and mouse. One only has to look at the popularity of the gesture controls that are present on the Apple iPhone to realize this genuine interest.
As it stands now, Displax films can have a size dimension anywhere between 3 and 120-inches diagonally, have a transparency rate of 98% and can detect up to 16 fingers on a 50-inch display.
Via: The Inquirer, The Cool Gadgets
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