Creating the sensation of textures

image via Senseg

E-Sense is a new touch interface that simulates the sensation of textures and other touch feedback on virtually any surface including touchscreens.  It was created by Finnish tech company Senseg. The core of the technology is the “tixel,” or tactile pixel, a special surface that emits a weak electrical field. When skin is exposed to the electrical field, all manner of textures and sensations can be simulated–sticky or smooth surfaces, even clicks or vibration. This could be used to produce the sensation of touching sand, silk, or water.

With accuracy down to the level of individual tixels, the technology allows for exceptional control of the produced sensation. Tactile feedback can be localized to individual areas enabling multi-touch user experiences. Since it is easily scalable to small and large surfaces with ultra-thin implementation, Senseg E-Sense can be applied to virtually any surface including the device’s cover bringing a new dimension of user experience.

Think of the uses. Awesome.

via The Next Web & Springwise

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