Touchscreens seems to be going ubiquitous! The interactive hardware company Displax has started marketing Skin, a paper-thin, flexible film that can transform any non-metal surface into an interactive touchscreen!
The film, unveiled in February this year, can be placed on any surface, transparent or opaque, flat or curved, to display any interactive content. Completely transparent, Skin uses projected capacitive technology, making it possible to apply on the back of a glass and detect finger touch on the front of the glass.
When the film is applied to glass, plastic or wood, the surface becomes interactive. Significantly, this new multitouch technology solution can be integrated with standard LCD screens as well, making it an attractive choice for LCD manufacturers. It will also be available for audiovisual integrators or gaming platforms to develop innovative products.
Extending the capabilities of the interactive format, Skin can be applied to flat or curved, opaque as well as transparent surfaces up to three metres across the diagonal while the controller creates a hyper sensitive technology solution. It allows users to interact with an enabled surface not just by touching it but, for the first time, by blowing on it, opening up new possibilities for future applications. Currently, the technology can detect up to 16 fingers on a 50-inch screen. The number of fingers detected is expected to increase as development progresses.
The technology was primarily developed for commercial environments. Potential customers will come from industries as diverse as telecoms, retail, property, broadcast, pharma or finance. However, Displax expects consumer applications to be developed using the new technology, as well.
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