Shape-Changing Plastic Could Provide Touchscreens with 'Clicky' Keyboards

[RedundantInk]

Using electromechanical polymers, Strategic Polymer claims to be able to create physical "clicky" keys that will pop out the surface of a touchscreen's keyboard with a millisecond response time.

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[nforce4max]

Wow now that is neat!

 

[JOSHSKORN]

Didn't they have this at CES 2013?

 

[eiskrystal]

The way it moves makes it look alive. Robotics applications maybe?

 

[eklipz330]

Didn't they have this at CES 2013?

yes. yes they did.

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[C12Friedman]

Although I like the effect, I can't help but think it's a little creepy

 

[shadowfamicom]

I rather have a smaller screen and a physical keyboard and buttons, the the phones out there now. Really getting sick of touchscreens in general.

 

[curiosul]

On a side note, I know someone who almost swore that the iPhone's screen was like that (or at least it felt like that to him compared to any other Android phone)

 

[heero yuy]

hasn't this already been done with a system that uses little pockets that fill with air or a fluid?