http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/ Engadget Comments for Cypress touchscreens track hovering fingers, make devices even more 'magical' (video) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 3:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/I'm sure it wouldn't be difficult to have a pixel offset]]>Apr 23rd 2010 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 3:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/

btw, someone tell this guy to cut his nails.]]>Apr 23rd 2010 3:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 3:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/
he probably used them as a stylus on other screens....And don't bite your nails, it will destroy your teeth over time.]]>Apr 23rd 2010 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/
However I will remain optimistic and see where this goes.]]>Apr 23rd 2010 3:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/
My thoughts exactly. Hovering slightly above something with any sort of reliability is not exactly a common skill.]]>Apr 23rd 2010 6:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 3:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 6:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/
The Bamboo tablet actually allows hovering using fingers, and it's released BEFORE Apple got the patent.]]>Apr 24th 2010 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/
i saw that smirk, haha someones excited they have actually something better than iphones or htcs multi-touch]]>Apr 23rd 2010 3:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 3:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/
It's probably patented by Apple already. No matter that they can't do it or how ridiculously broad the "idea" is, they will sue you if you can make it work first. ]]>Apr 23rd 2010 4:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 3:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 4:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 4:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 4:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 4:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/
I am...soo...]]>Apr 23rd 2010 4:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/
EXACTLY my friend. That's my point against this patent-trolling. Apparently I can watch a bunch of sci-fi movies and patent a bunch of ideas. Here are some: holographic interface in a mobile device, synapse control, retinal tracking. etc., etc. Get all these patents before me or anybody can possibly get the actual tech working, then "sue" whoever does it first. That's your patent troll -- we know who -- at work: 5% R&D, 95% lawyering. ]]>Apr 23rd 2010 4:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Here's the thing though...
I don't know if I'm wrong about this, but I doubt Apple can have a patent just on a simple general idea. Unless they specifically state the way this would be implemented (in terms of what types of sensors are being used and how they work), then I don't think they can sue every proximity-sensing screen technology made by others. Unless the underlying technology is the same, then they wouldn't have the grounds (IMO). I don't know what kind of description that patent offers, but it would be wrong to simply grant them a patent for the idea... an idea that was probably in the minds of many touchscreen makers or UI designers]]>Apr 23rd 2010 4:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/ I mean a mouse cursor and a click input.
This hover tracking can be served as a mouse cursor and touch can be served as a click input.

I think this technology might help out Adobe to defeat Apple's plan to get flash complete out of mobile devices.
**As long as Adobe fixes bugs and optimize its codes**]]>Apr 23rd 2010 4:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/
I actually look at downranked comments before others]]>Apr 23rd 2010 4:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 4:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/
You're welcome. You're now rich. PAY IT FORWARD, BABY.]]>Apr 23rd 2010 4:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 5:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/
unless apple can prove that they had a working prototype ready before cypress...]]>Apr 23rd 2010 5:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Same here haha the sent to oblivion technique is just as great as Kotaku's disemvoweling.]]>Apr 23rd 2010 6:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Some one needs to do something about the US Patent Laws. This is ridiculous. But anyhow, apple should have built this on the Max-iPad. Would have made it cooler. ]]>Apr 23rd 2010 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/]]>Apr 23rd 2010 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/
"we're pretty sure Apple successfully patented this very idea in January"

Engadget Staff we all know that Apple patents everything in the universe even if there was an original creator. They don't give a crap if the technology exist, I guess they figure they could always settle or buy the company with the patent.]]>Apr 23rd 2010 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Some one needs to do something about the US Patent Laws. This is ridiculous. "

OK, for the record, you cannot get a patent on an idea. Engadget screwed up again, which is about par for the course when they write patent related posts. So before you blame the patent system, how about doing a little bit of critical thinking to figure out if what's being said is true or false? All patent documents are in the public domain, so whoever wants to read exactly what the patents cover can do so quickly and easily instead of making baseless, fear-induced statements. ]]>Apr 23rd 2010 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/
It seems that the patent system was created to protect the small individual inventor from the larger companies. And in that, fantastic. Yet somehow it turned into something where you just patent everything you see on star trek and any other sci-fi show. No need to ever even attempt to build anything either.

Someone has probably filed patents on crazy things like "warp drives".

I am starting to think that you should not be able to patent anything until you have a fully working prototype. And THEN you patent only last 2 years until you produce said object for sale or distribution. If you do, your patent remains valid. Any "invention" not produced for more than 2 years becomes public domain.

Pretty damn simple. Protect people who invent and sell something. If you sit on it, you loose it. ]]>Apr 23rd 2010 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Its one thing to have an idea, its a whole other thing to actually follow through that idea and make an actual product that does exactly that. Hell I've had this idea for years now, but that doesnt mean I should be able to patient it and sue anyone who tries to make it into a real product (something I wouldnt be able to do).

Patient shouldnt be granted to just ideas if there is no prototype showing they can make it work. Of corse there should be some instances where they are allowed, but not for thing like this.

.....now Im not too familiar with the patient system, so if I said something wrong, let me know.]]>Apr 23rd 2010 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/
Does anybody ever consider how REAL people use touch devices before they do these things or yell out "Yea!"?? Hovering will mean that you can't use the device one-handed, because when you use your thumb to one-hand you operate much closer to the screen than the equivalent two-handed user. Therefore, the system will constantly interpret your very close thumb as "hovering"...and you'll get results you really didn't want nor expect.

This means that you will be mostly using the device as two-handed. Note that the device in the demo is always stationary and semi-distant, a la two-handed use? Got a bit of a clue there??]]>Apr 23rd 2010 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/
Apple's patent was based on gesture detection using the phone camera. I do not think they are using a camera here. ]]>Apr 23rd 2010 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/Apr 23rd 2010 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/
Wacom uses a different type of proximity tech that wouldn't infringe on this patent. Also, even if it did, Wacom has prior art.]]>Apr 23rd 2010 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/
If anyone has used a Wacom tablet the fact that before your pen touches the pad the cursor will move as you hover 1/4" over the pad is such a weird feeling one cannot get used to. I'd hate that on a touchscreen device. But as long as it's an option.]]>Apr 23rd 2010 1:09PM