Tactus Technology

The first time I saw the video, I thought this was a joke. I have never seen technology like this. With the Tactus technology, normal flat touch screens can become a touchable button in an instant. The best way to describe this to someone without showing them is it is like bubbles rise out of the screen right on tope of the keyboard of your smartphone or table. This is amazing! The makers of Tactus claim this type of technology allows users to become more focused on their writing than how they are typing. I just have a few questions about this technology. Does this new touch interface use battery or draw any power? I'm sure it has to, but this is not mentioned in the article or the video.

This technology can be used on more than just smartphones and tablets. The inventors of Tactus have been researching the idea of using this in automotive, aviation, and things such as gaming and remote control. The idea is that the surface can morph into many different shapes and buttons. I feel like this technology would be great in education and save some of the heartaches of the smart board technology that many have been critical of in past years. I can see students surrounding a flat table surface that projects images and shapes of different sizes and the students interacting with the bubble keyboard and moving objects around on this new and exciting technology.