Video: Vissumo touchscreen takes 9mm bullets like a champ
By Darren Murph 
posted Jan 26th 2009 3:07AM
posted Jan 26th 2009 3:07AM
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sure would be nice for those people who can't seem to keep a grip on their wiimotes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrrvkPo7TZ4
lol touchscreen and motion control ...?
It would be good for people who are too lazy to actually touch their touch screens. Got a gun? Now it's a remote touchscreen!
This will come in handy next time I am in iraq, under heavy sniper fire and checking out engadget on my laptop.
why is there a big piece of plastic on the screen? there are huge marks where the bullets hit, I would consider that screen garbage after that = fail.
uh, theres not many transparent substances on earth that can take a speeding bullet and not be marked in some way. the point of this is not to keep the screen from any damage whatsoever (and by your comment, its not to have a sleek clean "big piece of plastic-less" look), it is merely to show that they have what is essentially a bullet-resistant yet touch-sensitive screen. I'm glad you're not the real Newton, because your gravity theory would = fail
(Clippy appears)
It appears that you are trying to shoot your computer. Would you like assistance?
for some reason this just screams like a will it blend video..
for all we know this could be a huge button made out of bulletproof glass ;P
If you are going to shoot your tv why use a wimpy 9mm?
.45 minimum for shooting electronics.
I think it'd be better to test with a Brenneke KO 12 gauge slug from 5 yards away. If it can survive that, it has my respect.
Now lets see how it stands up without the extra plexiglass plating.
and of course it will blend.
Wow, he needs some practice.
i agree! that aim is miserable! he's only like 20 ft away!
This could be useful at firing ranges, remotely checking your hits.
That's what I thought was going on when I saw the pic. It would be great if one didn't have to retrieve the target when wanting to get a close look when out 25 yds.
Though it would make more sense to have a camera pointed at your target and a screen back where you're shooting from. That way you're not actually shooting at valuable electronics (over and over again...)
If you read how it works, the test is kind of stupid. The force sensors are at the corners, so as long as the surface doesn't fail mechanically, it will always work. I'd like to see them shoot the corners where there sensors are.
Shooting a screen with real bullets!
Best! Duck! Hunt! Ever!
...It is just me, or are they just shooting at a regular screen protected by a thick pane of bulletproof material? That's not a bulletproof touchscreen, that's called cheating.
The idea is that the touch functionality works through the bulletproof material.
I think the point is that the screen works no matter what's in front of the touch sensors, which would allow touch screens to be put in many places, like Ryback says, subway booths and so on. Imagine being on an underground subway train using a touch-screen built into the train to view and plan your route. It is pretty interesting.
dekstar, that would be a great way to catch STIs
I was thinking touch screen on subway booths etc. The ones who are in testing now (Oslo, Norway) get constantly smashed by moronic kids.
Yep this is what will be needed for any public touch screen.
It's not like some people love to try to smash & destroy cool displays.
LOL. 1 of 3 shots hit the target. Sure would be nice if the screen yelled back "HIT!!!", but in his case, he'd be hearing "MISSED!!!!" all the time.
I would prefer something more amature and childish like :
Instead of HIT "PWNED :("
and instead of MISSED " ROFL U R N00B !!11elevenoneone"
or have the ability to insert your own personal messages. :)
why are they shooting at the Sega Dreamcast logo?
Why would they _not_ shoot the Sega Dreamcast logo?
Would be useful in the military.
And public installations.
You might not find much use for bulletproof TVs...but this could be the first certified for nintendo wii TV ever created.
My pappy always told me don't get in a gunfight unless your gun caliber starts with a 4. Shoot it with a .45, and lets see what happens.
Technically, .45 starts with a 0.
Sniping is not a valid avenue of conflict resolution.
the first wiimote-proof screen!
bulletproof!! but will it blend???
i remember a movie, someone shoots a monitor and that means whatever written on the harddisk is destroyed, and im comfortable that many non-techie people will assume that destroying the monitor destroys the harddisk.
but if you have this bulletproof screen, the assailant might go for the CPU of he realizes that the screen is bulletproof, they might actually destroy the data.
Great idea, gang! - Have any of you checked out the website? www.vissumo.com - this is really cool technology and I'm sure a sign of things to come in interactive touch panel technology. Nice to know that it could take the hit from a stray bullet and still function if necessary. Who says you can't go hi-tech in the hood?
Wow, shill much?
One word: Marksman.
So this touch screen is obviously a capacitance-based screen because the target didn't change colors when being shot. If they could make this work with a surface acoustic based touch screen, you could have digital shooting ranges! How cool would that be? (minus buying all the bulletproof Plexiglas to be replaced per every 10-20 hits or so)
Actually, there is a fair amount of code in the controller that inhibits responses to shock and impact events. In most cases, it is best not to report someone beating on the touch screen to the application. It is not a capacitive touch screen. Capacitive touch screens will not usually work through that much plastic. I doubt that a surface acoustic touch screen would work with a bullet hole in it.
He said 'simulate' a high-impact event, not 'demonstrate', so it's fake then eh.
Elvis would had wanted that