Comments on: ISRR Highlights - Day 1 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2007/11/27/isrr-highlights-day-1/ Listening for the pitter-patter of tiny metal feet. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:03:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: 3352283d6bf9 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2007/11/27/isrr-highlights-day-1/#comment-69 3352283d6bf9 Thu, 15 May 2008 19:40:09 +0000 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2007/11/27/isrr-highlights-day-1/#comment-69 <strong>3352283d6bf9...</strong> 3352283d6bf99e99e380... 3352283d6bf9…

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]]> By: mark http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2007/11/27/isrr-highlights-day-1/#comment-10 mark Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:46:17 +0000 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2007/11/27/isrr-highlights-day-1/#comment-10 Not really - touch pads rely on the electrical properties of your finger to work. Try touching one with a bit of plastic - nothing happens. So, that technology isn't much good for a general pressure sensor. Also, I suspect the design described above is much cheaper per unit area, plus it's easy to assemble into arbitrary shapes. Not really - touch pads rely on the electrical properties of your finger to work. Try touching one with a bit of plastic - nothing happens. So, that technology isn’t much good for a general pressure sensor.
Also, I suspect the design described above is much cheaper per unit area, plus it’s easy to assemble into arbitrary shapes.

]]> By: Sage http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2007/11/27/isrr-highlights-day-1/#comment-9 Sage Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:39:05 +0000 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2007/11/27/isrr-highlights-day-1/#comment-9 Haven't touchpads on laptops been able to do this for years? Haven’t touchpads on laptops been able to do this for years?

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