3D Touchscreen Could Be The Future

Two researchers from Carnegie Mellon University think that the entire touchscreen display and button rivalry is getting old, hence deciding to come to a compromise with a 3D-capable touchscreen. Apparently, they have decided on a hard acrylic chamber that features perforated fixed button shapes which are surrounded by latex on both sides. A pneumatic pump will work to pressurize or depressurize the central chamber, which results in depressing or lifting selected areas above the button holes. Rear projection will carry out display duties, while multitouch tracking is supported courtesy of finger-tracking cameras. This is currently in its experimental stages, so we hope that it will enter mainstream consciousness in the near future to offer consumers something totally new and revolutionary when it comes to the user experience.