The project is based on the QProx QT160 charge transfer proximity sensor chip which aims to develop a simple 6-button keypad. All the work is done by the chip which functions as the brain of the ...

Applications such as Point Of Sale (POS) devices and keypads for secure door locks are required to be tamper resistant. If these devices are tampered with, then there are possibilities for theft of ...

A lot of consumer gadgets use touch sensors now. It is a cheap and reliable way to replace a variety of knobs and switches on everything from headphones to automobiles. However, creating a custom ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday granted Apple three patents covering laser-based positional and 3D mapping hardware, a keyboard with mechanical switches and capacitive touch sensitive ...

The latest addition to the popular CapSense Express capacitive touch-sensing controller line, the CY8CMBR2016 device enables designers to implement capacitive matrix button systems up to 4 x 4 buttons ...

WayTools has created and launched a new super portable keyboard which provides a tiny QWERTY keyboard that comprises of three separate modules that combine to create a portable keyboard that is ...

Still drooling over yesterday’s Adamo XPS pics? I am. But it could have been a very different machine. Early prototypes had LCD touchpads (similar to notebooks like Fujitsu’s N7010 and Sharp’s Mebius) ...

Electromechanical switches are simple, cheap, and widely available (Fig. 1). However, they’re also plagued with a number of disadvantages, including wear with repeated use, and the potential for ...