Shear feedback GPS navigation informs your fingers on where to go
How else are you going to improve on a GPS navigation system apart from relying on voice guided instructions? Well, a research team over at the University of Utah have come up with a unique method known as “shear feedback,” where it will stretch the skin on your fingertip to tell you which way to go. This is made possible thanks to a pair of old Thinkpad trackpoints – boasting their signature coarse exterior that will definitely tickle your fingers the right way (pun intended). The nub itself can move left or right, and a test which distracted drivers showed that 24% of people were more likely to follow directions via their fingers compared to voice guided instructions.
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