New Computer Technology From Microsoft LucidTouch

LucidTouch A New Technology

Microsoft is working a new computer technology called LucidTouch which can radically change the way you interact with a hand held device.

The main idea behind this new technology is that there is a big real estate on every hand held device which is not utilized. That is its behind. What if the controls of the hand held device are on the backside and what if there is a way to interact with the hand held device from behind. The main challenge for doing this is how you sense where are your fingers moving when you are looking at the screen of the device. LucidTouch may be the answer.

Microsoft is still experimenting with this new technology. It is a well known fact that touch is the most common way to interact with the hand held device. Whether that device is a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant. Or it maybe a portable games player like Sony playstation portable device. LucidTouch builds on this very fact and if things turn out in favor , this new technology may well be poised to change the way we interact with devices.

Many latest devices are already utilizing this fact the most valid and popular example being Apple iPhone. iPhone dispenses with buttons and employs touch as the only contact point with device. But still there are some hitches. Like when you are interacting with the phone , your fingers come in way of your eyes and the graphics displayed on the phone.

This new technology , LucidTouch , takes care of that. In this technology , while you are interacting with the device a silhouette of your finger or a colored pixel shows where exactly youe fingers are. Once this technology comes to mainstream market this can change the definition of interaction with devices. Imagine having eight mouse cursors at your disposal !!

This new technology can have impact on many applications areas like LucidTouch will make interacting with navigational maps very easy. Moreover it will become very easy to draw images with fingers and lastly it will add more excitement to gaming experience especially in strategy based games.

LucidTouch is a new technology from Microsoft which is all set to change our outlook towards the interaction with devices.