Wednesday, October 26, 2011

SMK's touchscreen registers your gloved swipes, won't acknowledge the bad touch

SMK's touchscreen registers your gloved swipes, won't acknowledge the bad touch

Somewhere in an underground ice lair, Jack Frost's prepping to nip at noses and keep covered hands from touch devices. But SMK Corp's got a capacitive solution set to thwart old man winter's digitus interruptus. On display at this year's FPD International in Japan, the company's touchscreen innovation incorporates a specialized chip capable of highly-sensitive pressure detection that works in conjunction with a noise-filtering sensor to make your gloved gestures readable.

Engadget, SMK's touchscreen registers your gloved swipes, won't acknowledge the bad touch