Technology news :

This section is a collection of technology news subjects and designs that not only have they made main stream news channels but are also in my view items of particular importance that will shape our future.

Skinput
Skinput is a technology developed by Chris Harrison Ph.D. Skinput allows devices to be controlled by using your skin as the input device. Simply by touching or tapping a particular part of your skin or fingertips you can send commands or instructions to a device that you wish to control. The system consists of an armband that has sensors that picks up the tiny vibrations made when you touch or tap your skin. Described as a Bioacoustics sensing array the armband is able to distinguish very accurately between different touch points on the skin.

Going a step further an image can be displayed on the skin with a Pico projector. The image projected on the skin then becomes the control display or control buttons which are touched to control the device in exactly the same way you would touch the screen of your iPhone.

Its creators state that a major advantage of this device is that you do not need to attach the input device or buttons to the skin however the actual biosensor still needs to be worn and is rather large. The sensor also needs to be connected to a computer which decodes the vibration signals to commands.

It is however a very cool and innovative device and I am sure that the biosensor will become smaller and more discreet and possibly take on a completely different form and may not need to be worn at. It could even be integrated into the device to be controlled which could simply be placed in your trouser pocket.

Keywords :  iPhone, Skinput, Touch skin, Biosensor, Pico projector