Haptic feedback - gets physical

 Tactus Technology

 Guess it was about time for something like this to "surface" :) What's it about? Well let me tell ya one or few things 'bout it. It's a new way to interact with your smartphone, tablet or any smart appliances you may plan to upgrade to.

 If you ever wrote an e-mail using your tablet's touchscreen and then used your qwerty feature phone to type a text message, you might have wondered how it would be to use that physical keyboard instead of the virtual one displayed on-screen.

 Today all that's about to change thanks to the Tactus Technology and its "appearing and disappearing" haptic user interface that translates into a "physical keyboard that rises from a flat touchscreen". Some of you may wonder: "What kind of sorcery is this?" :) It's as real as it gets, so now sit back and relax cause it's "welcome to the future" time.

 Link: Tactus

The ChildPad

 Archos ChildPad

 Today is Children's Day in Romania and I'll start this post by wishing everyone out there a very Happy Children's Day! All ya adults - this goes for you too, remember you were children once.

 So, what's this about? Well today I'll tell you about a tablet that's designed specially for children but first let's start with the specs:

 - 1GHz ARM Cortex processor
 - 1GB of RAM
 - 4GB of onboard storage
 - microSD card slot
 - 7 inch touchscreen with 840x480 resolution
 - Android ICS

 Judging by these hardware specs most of the apps and child games would run just fine. The tablet will also feature "Alvin and the Chipmunks" exclusive content like: clips, pictures, themes and an online game. Parental controls are also present and there's the AppsLib app store instead of the Google Play store.

 All in one this seems to be a bargain given its US $129.99 price, considering that you can keep children away from messing with your iPad or Xoom. Have fun!

 Link: Archos