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Microsoft Surface range looks to make its fabric coating smarter

February 11, 2019 techradar Leave a Comment

While the ability to directly interact with a device’s display via touch has become near-ubiquitous, Microsoft is looking to extend this user interaction further by exploring touch sensitivity in other materials. According to a patent submission recently uncovered by Windows Latest, Microsoft is looking to introduce smart fabrics into some of its product lines in order to act as an extra user interface alongside existing touchscreens and trackpads. The patent describes using touch sensors integrated into fabric as an interface, with this ‘smart’ material then embedded into a wide variety of products, ranging from tablets and headphones to wearable devices, sweatbands and even couches. Image 1 of 4Tablet with smart fabric Image 2 of 4AR Glasses with smart fabric Image 3 of 4Couch with smart fabric Image 4 of 4Headband with smart fabric Given the images and descriptions filed in the patent, it seems likely that such surfaces will act as a gestural interface – for instance, swiping forward and back on the side of what appears to be a HoloLens in order to change the displayed overlay, or adjusting the volume when wearing a ‘smart’ headband and headphones simultaneously. While the patent takes care to avoid specifically mentioning any product, going as far to be deliberately broad with many of its depictions, it isn’t too much of a stretch to imagine the technology’s application to the existing fabric-clad Surface range. The first of such figures shows two zones on either side of a tablet, predominantly on the rear of… [Read full story]




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