The touchpad, which will replace all other input devices

At Kickstarter started fundraising the universal touchpad Sensel Morph, has a high resolution due to the large number of built-in sensors. The panel recognizes a few taps at the same time as the pressing force. It can be used as a separate touchpad, and together with overlays that turn it into a variety of input tools - from the mixer and a piano keyboard to the game controller and the computer keyboard.

The panel contains about 20,000 sensors, the distance between their centers - 1, 25 mm, which allows you to handle pressing high resolution. For example, the panel can even work with a brush to paint. Or the artist can draw a pencil on a sheet of paper lying on top, and the pattern is exactly transferred to the control program. Morph force recognizes taps from 5 g to 5 kg, distinguishing between 4096 gradations efforts. At the same time the panel recognizes up to 16 keystrokes.





Rubber lining Morph allows you to convert to different input devices. The pads are embedded magnets that keep them from slipping. The authors of the project argue that the system automatically recognizes the type of lining and changing mode of the program in accordance with it.

The device is the same size with the iPad, and weighs 400 grams, so it is easy to carry and use as a keyboard or other input types. The connection is made on the usb-cable or Bluetooth. Two or more units can be combined together, adjusting the input system for themselves as necessary.



The campaign quickly gained demanded $ 60 thousand, and now approaching the milestone of a quarter of a million dollars. Obtain Morph first to donate $ 199, it has been completed, and is the cheapest option for Baker remains a donation of $ 250.

Since the pads on the Morph - one of the main "chip" product developers Sensel promise to create a system that will allow people to create their own overlays they need, including software for their development. Meanwhile, in parallel with the fundraising campaign Sensel announced a competition for an idea for a strip. The winner will receive a free copy of Morph.





Source: geektimes.ru/post/260970/