Metamophing Computer Interfaces

[HardOCP News]

While this is currently just a futuristic concept, imagine what a device like this could do for millions of visually impaired people around the world. Plus it’s just plain cool.

The surface utilizes a conceptual material called magneclay or magnetized liquid. This material has the ability to morph upward into any shape via a controlled electromagnetic field enabling the device to create a braille surface for reading and even pictures in 3D relief.

 

[mattyelf]

imagine this being advanced enough to use in 3d modelling applications...

 

[Killa|3yte]

Looks Cardassian

 

[Exavior]

Lets get all of these out of the way real quick.

"While it sounds cool, I always take announcements like this with a huge grain of salt. How many times have we heard about great new technologies under development that for some reason or another never make it to market?"


This is a stupid idea. It looks like crap, why would anybody use something like this. Besides it will cost too much anyone. I'll stick with my current display and keyboard of which I could probably get 10 of for that cost of that piece of crap. <insert other idiotic pointless complaint here>

----

There with that out of the way hopefully. It looks like it would be a nice peice of technology for those with vision problems. As mattyelf pointed out above, with some advancements to this technology it could go past this use and comecome usable for 3d displays. Kinda like the table map (or what ever you want to call it) in X-men.

 

[Martyr]

ah yanko. how you tease me.