Plastic shapes can provide a real physical keyboard clicky touch

Several years ago, I attended a conference haptic technology. There is the usual array of ridiculous gadgets that are technically only meet the definition haptic (lively dog ​​collar when the dog leaves the house, the stylus that vibrates when you press it) but buried way to the back is supposed to be tactile touchscreen - and it worked! The device vibrates at various frequencies basically knock your finger from the screen several times per second, effectively adjust the friction between the finger and the glass. As I moved from the real image to image ice, my finger slipped seem appropriate, and while that may not be what you would call...

Windows 8 lead to decreased PC

He PC market suffered the biggest decline on record, with the delivery of the first quarter dropped 14% since the same time last year. This unprecedented decline in throwing a very pleasant light in the PC industry, which is hoping that Windows 8 will boost sales - but on the contrary, Microsoft's new OS is a major factor in the sharp decline in history. These figures come from IDC, which has been tracking PC shipments since 1994. Shipments (not sales, which may be lower) than the PC in the first quarter of 2013 reached 76.3 million, down 13.9% from the first quarter of 2012. Gartner, which has a slightly different definition of "PC,"...

Samsung unveils and Galaxy Mega smartphones

Samsung already has the Galaxy Note line of mobile devices, with the Galaxy Note 2 sporting a 5.5-inch screen. However, whereas the Note doesn’t pretend to be a unique smartphone and tablet hybrid (essentially being a phablet before the term caught on) through the inclusion of a stylus, the Mega looks like it will be masquerading as a standard smartphone. The model does not seem to justify its size by hiding behind a stylus. The Mega will release in two versions, the aforementioned 5.8-inch and 6.3-inch iterations. Though the Mega is significantly larger than a standard smartphone — with the new Galaxy S4 sitting pretty at a 5-inch...