Nokia Builds a Touchscreen Display Made of Ice 66
hasanabbas1987 writes "Touchscreens have been with us for quite some time now and we have seen all kinds of them: resistive touch, capacitive, multi-touch, etc. However, Nokia's research lab in Tampere, Finland has developed a rather unique kind of touchscreen: a touchscreen made of ice. Well, to be honest, it's not really a touchscreen for everyday use, nor is it very portable, as the rig includes a projector and some infrared cameras (PDF) which are connected to a computer, but after all it's a touchscreen made out of ice and that is quite remarkable. Nokia says this 'playful experiment' reveals that interactive touch displays can be built anywhere, and we are very sure that Mr. Freeze from Batman will be highly interested in the project."
Nokia finally listened (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Cool (Score:5, Funny)
Cool
Icy what you did there.
Re:Maybe there IS a use for it... (Score:3, Funny)
Well, it looks like we have a new toy for those spy shows. It'd be kinda funny to see images on an ice cube in s cocktail, with a tongue touch interface. Another reason to hire spies with long tongues...
But will they be able to power it all from a slice of lemon? Toothpick WiFi antenna... Olive processor.
Re:cool (Score:2, Funny)
Well, that's because you are not apple fanboi.. They are seen licking their own, er, devices...
Re:Maybe there IS a use for it... (Score:4, Funny)
...around once a year. Usually around the same time to boot.
Man, they need to work on those init scripts. Get some services starting in parallel.....
Don't use your tongue... (Score:4, Funny)
...gives "Sticky Keys" new meaning...
That's ice and all, but... (Score:5, Funny)
I give it a couple of months before it becomes vaporware.
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The end of the video... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Cool (Score:2, Funny)
Well, what are your remedies? You going to give him the cold shoulder?
Re:Suitable for cold climates, I'm sure. (Score:3, Funny)
Do you think the elves who work for Santa Claus at the North Pole would be interested in this?
All the elves at this year's New Elves Workshop got icePods.