B&N prepping new tablet with 'revolutionary screen technology'

[RainingLemur]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Maybe it will be LCD that can be viewed quite well in the sun. That would be very nice.

That would indeed be great.

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by RainingLemur

That would indeed be great.

Yes, but hardly revolutionary technology.
That particular *technology* has been around for ages...
It's just that most vendors choose not to deploy it in their products.

[Andrew H.]

I would be surprised if there were any truly revolutionary screen technology that the MR collective didn't already know about. Particularly that would be available to a smaller player like B&N.

On the other hand, there are a lot of improvements that could be made to existing 7" screens. Increasing pixel density would be nice, for example...is there a 7" tablet with a ppi of greater than 160 or so?

[HansTWN]

Maybe a 7" Mirasol? Perhaps a flexible e-ink display? I am not worried about lock down, that will be hacked within days.

[Edward M. Grant]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Even if they could make color eink looks very bright and vibrant, it's too slow to use for a tablet.

Not there yet, but I recently saw a video of a colour e-ink screen playing video at 12fps.

The downside is that a faster update means a higher power consumption, so I'd rather stick with my Kindle than have it burn through the battery doing stupid page-turning effects.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Andrew H.

On the other hand, there are a lot of improvements that could be made to existing 7" screens. Increasing pixel density would be nice, for example...is there a 7" tablet with a ppi of greater than 160 or so?

The Nexus 7 is 216 ppi (1280x800). I suspect it'll become the new standard. Until now, the standard was 169 ppi (1024x600); seen in the Galaxy Tabs, Kindle Fire, Nook Color/Tablet, and Kobo Vox.

[tubemonkey]

Could Tapsense be B&N’s Revolutionary Screen Tech?

A rumor broke earlier today that B&N’s next Nook tablet would have a revolutionary new screen tech, and I think we might be looking at it.

Last fall a research team at Carnegie Mellon University what could be the next step in touchscreen technology. They called it Tapsense, and once it sinks in you’re going to wonder why no one thought of it a long time ago.

Tapsense takes an ordinary touchscreen and adds a microphone. I know that doesn’t sound like much, but the researchers have found a way to use the mike to identify what part of the finger (as well as other objects) is touching the screen. For example, the demo video below shows that they can tell when you’re using a fingernail, the tip of your finger, or the knuckle.

Now that's pretty cool. I'd love to have this on my gadgets. Here's a video demonstration:

[taming]

I want B&N to succeed. We need as many viable players as possible out there. I hope they do have something truly amazing coming out. It's a tough industry.

[wizwor]

Tapsense is revolutionary, but I'm not sure it will sell many tablets. I've heard Apple is looking at a screen that integrates touch and display so that a second layer will not be required. Supposedly this will be part of an iPhone this fall, so that makes it available, at least. In theory, this would reduce weight and thickness while improving the display (since you are not viewing through a touch layer).

[SeaKing]

Originally Posted by afv011

So it looks like Amazon won't be the only one with a new 7 incher. It's getting crowded, and that's only good for the consumer.

Source

I always get excited when I hear the term "revolutionary" even though I have been disappointed many times.

I guess that is the "kid" in me.

[Dopedangel]

Maybe its this tech no longer need to touch the screen to make it do anything

http://leapmotion.com/

I usually don't order stuff before they are released in brick and mortar stores but I could not resist booking one of these. Would love to be able to use this with my xbmc htpc.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by SeaKing

I always get excited when I hear the term "revolutionary" even though I have been disappointed many times.

I guess that is the "kid" in me.

Spoiler:

[rhadin]

Thanks, Dopedangel, for the video link. I don't play video games but the Leap technology could make me interested.

[kennyc]

I'll reserve judgment on the "revolutionary" part if you don't mind.

[Pinecone]

Originally Posted by Zetmolm

Revolutionary? Must be 3D touchscreen technology so that you can actually feel the objects that are displayed!

Think of what that would do to the p**n market.