Submission + - TapSense (chrisharrison.net)
An anonymous reader writes: http://chrisharrison.net/index.php/Research/TapSense
With TapSense, touch screens can tell the different between finger tip, pad, nail and knuckle touches. At the are minimum, this enables a "right click" for touch screens (which might use tap and hold, two finger tap, or some other sequence).
For example, want to copy/paste (super awkward on touch screens currently)? Highlight the text with a finger drag. Knuckle tap it to bring up a context menu, hit copy. Done.
Academic video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oN96cucBr4
With TapSense, touch screens can tell the different between finger tip, pad, nail and knuckle touches. At the are minimum, this enables a "right click" for touch screens (which might use tap and hold, two finger tap, or some other sequence).
For example, want to copy/paste (super awkward on touch screens currently)? Highlight the text with a finger drag. Knuckle tap it to bring up a context menu, hit copy. Done.
Academic video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oN96cucBr4