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The technology of forming physical keys on touch displays

26.04.2014

In 2012, Tactus demonstrated technology that could allow touchscreen displays to form physical keys directly on their surface. The principle of the technology lies in a special surface layer, which, for example, can replace the upper glass layer of the display. Inside the layer there are microchannels with liquid, which, on command, form keys where necessary.

Through a partnership with Wistron, Tactus technology will be on the market later this year. Initially, it will be implemented in a special case for the iPad mini tablet. But already at the beginning of next year, the company intends to launch its own device on the market, equipped with a display with technology of its own design.

According to the company, equipping a mobile device with such technology will practically not affect either its power consumption or the optical and touch properties of displays.

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