Capacitive touch interfaces are replacing mechanical switches, knobs, and dials in consumer, automotive, industrial and medical applications. Capacitive touch sensors have gained popularity due to ...

Apple on Tuesday was granted a patent for a device control mode in which a user can interact with a multitouch display even when no content is being shown on screen, thereby saving battery life when a ...

It seems technology just got weirder and more interesting all at once. A German company, called Metaio, has been developing the "Thermal Touch" technology that is able to create user interfaces out of ...