BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has applied for a patent on a hybrid resistive-capacitive touchscreen. The company's patent application, published at the end of July, describes a fusion between ...

External keyboards for the iPad and iPad Pro may not need to connect over Bluetooth or use the Smart Connector, with Apple considering the possibility of using the capacitive touchscreen as a means to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Ocular Inc. will demonstrate the first capacitive touchscreen to be used on a netbook at the Society for Information Display (SID) International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition May ...

Many capacitive touchscreens can only sense the presence of a user's fingertip when that digit comes into direct contact with the sensing surface. This is just fine for emulating a mouse click or even ...

Like a princess smooching a frog and turning it into a prince, HTC has given Windows Mobile 6.5 a capacitive kiss and turned it into something crave-worthy with the HTC HD2. HTC has done a decent job ...

Research in Motion has filed for a patent for a touchscreen that combines the technology behind resistive and capacitive touchscreen displays. The scren would use a dual layer resistive panel, but the ...

Good news, cold-climate dwellers: There is a new company entering the glove-friendly capacitive touchscreen arena. SMK, maker of telecom and electronic components has recently announced a new 6.5-inch ...

LAS VEGAS-- (BUSINESS WIRE)--CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY), the leader in advanced embedded systems solutions, today introduced a new automotive capacitive ...

Capacitive touch screen technology underpins many modern interactive devices by utilising the inherent ability of certain materials to store and transfer electrical charges. The operation of these ...

Future iPhones and iPads could have a radically different touchscreen system, if a just-revealed patent comes to fruition. The patent, spotted by Patently Apple, focuses on using radar. Yes, radar.

The capacitive technology that allows us to physically interact with touchscreens isn’t just limited to our fingers or a fancy stylus. Hopefully, someone somewhere is polishing up a Nobel Prize ...