Senseg Tactile technology

Maybe this is the missing piece of the puzzle which will move touchscreen input to the mainstream desktop interface. CrunchGear covers technology by Senseg which apparently imparts a pseudo-haptic feedback overlay with resolution of 'tixels', pixels which are about the size of QWERTY keys.

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Social Music Table

I saw this 'Dub Table' interactive music mixing table in a tent at a recent music festival. I was happily amazed at non-techy people getting involved in what is normally the geeky domain of music re-mixing. A crowd of young and old, male and female, were reaching in, adding new sounds, changing volumes, EQ and other effects in a real-time Dub mix. I've never seen technology that has enthralled, and actually engaged an audience like this before. Expect a 'Rock Band' version before long.

Unfortunately I can't find a direct link the creator of the Dubtable (help?), but you can read more about the technology behind (or rather, under) the table on Create Digital Music.

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