Microsoft R&D strikes again: the LucidTouch

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Philip @ Aug 24th 2007 2:46PM

As the CEO of a touch sensor start-up, Sima Systems, I think this implementation of a backside sensor is plain ridiculous at best or just awful at worst. I mean a camera, give me a break. I presented our backside touch technology to some touch sensor guys at MS research last June. They did not have a clue. It may be a coincidence but we disclosed our target applications very similar to those describe in the video. If this is their response to Apple's patent previously mentioned then buy Apple and short MS.

By the way multi-touch is just one aspect of advanced touch sensors. Another critical aspect is 'dual force'. Locating/navigating with mutiple-touch is straight forward and simple but activating by just exerting more pressure requires a great deal more intelligent creativity. While I am at it, how about relative positioning? MS demonstrates fingers touching a fixed keyboard, so what. The real solution is the keyboard moves with the fingers. Now your fingers are the keys.

Philip Coyne
Sima Systems

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