May 2008. And you thought that, when you scratched her back, your lover was the only truly touch-sensitive thing in the whole world.


Microsoft is going in that direction with phones and whatnot. Its R&D recently revealed at Techfest what must be a potential iPod/iPhone killer. Called LucidTouch, it’s yet at a stage where it can only whimper: large like a small laptop with tentacles attached. But the very idea blows you – you move your fingers at the back of the gizmo and the apps in front respond. You don’t have to smudge the screen anymore.
The thing also creates the illusion that you can see your fingers on the screen. They call the idea pseudo-transparency. This is way cooler than my past flings who were not that transparent at all. Kewl! LOL.

And one more thing: Lucidtouch is equipped with motion sensors that can feel your every move. (You know, you can rate this one for distracting you from the news of Clinton’s win in Ohio and Texas.)