TOUCH SCREENS HAVE LEARNED TO DISTINGUISH FINGER NAIL ON

Touch screens have learned to distinguish finger from the nail

 The American company has trained Qeexo touchscreen devices - such as smartphones or tablets, - to distinguish objects that the user touches their display, writes MIT Technology Review.

The technology is called FingerSense. Devices in which it is implemented, understand the difference between touches nails, pads or knuckles, plastic or rubber-tipped stylus.

Recognition of the object on the basis of sound that is produced when it is in contact with the screen. Responsible for capturing sound a sensor, which complements Qeexo device.

Touching the screen makes the program different objects to perform different actions. For example, if the screen is a list of incoming mail is opened, the touch pad of your finger can open the letter, and knuckle touch - open the options menu.

To demonstrate the capabilities FingerSense developers have created several applications, one of which - the program-risovalka. Plastic stylus tip it perceives as a pencil, a rubber tip - as an eraser. Swipe a finger, the user can smear picture.

Qeexo is in talks with producers of the implementation of the technology in their devices. In the demos, dedicated FingerSense, featured smartphone Samsung, which appropriately modified the staff Qeexo.