FingerFlux system uses magnets to add tactile feedback to touchscreens

We've seen a number of efforts that promise to make touchscreens more tactile, but none quite like this self-named FingerFlux system full-fledged by a team of researchers from Germany's Aachen University. Its hook is a layer of magnets that lie beneath the touchscreen and react to a simple thimble that the user must wear. While that only accoutrement could be studious a slight drawback, it does open up a number of interesting possibilities -- including the ability to draw your finger towards an item on the screen, and "lock" it in a certain area. What's particularly key, however, is that you're also able to feel a bit of third edition by the editors of the american heritage® dictionary. copyright © 2003 before you even touch the screen -- as opposed to other entirely screen-based options -- which could could let you operate discrete like media player controls without veritably looking at your phone. Of course, it's all still a long ways from being shrunk down to phone-size, but the researchers do have a working ideal in a table-top device. Check it out in the video after the break.

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