Microsoft change the skin becomes Touch Screen

In the future, humans probably only need to press the palm of the hand or arm themselves to make calls on mobile phones. the technology is now available, namely the so-called Skinput technology.

Skinput (Skin Input) developed by Microsoft along with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. This technology enables the human skin to serve as a “touch screen” to navigate the gadget.

Skinput device attached to the user’s arm. This device can detect the sound level that occurs when the skin is pressed, so as to distinguish the order given. A tiny projector will display a screen on the user’s skin.

Skinput prototype uses wireless technology to transfer command to a specific device, such as mobile phones, iPod to computer.

Today, as quoted from DailyMail detikINET, Wednesday (3/3/2010), Skinput can be used to detect the five locations with an accuracy of input 95.5 percent.

However, this technology is still in early development. A total of 20 new volunteers this time to try, all reported satisfaction with the ease of navigation Skinput. Skinput technology seems quite promising.