With one finger, I tap a letter onto the screen. With two fingers, I can pinch it larger or smaller. With three fingers, I can spin through the entire alphabet like a rotary phone. With four fingers, ...

The user interface of personal electronics has become critical to the success of the product. Capacitive touch sensing has become the user interface technology of choice. Designers face challenges ...

Multi-frequency-region parallel sensing (MFRPS) is poised to enable larger-sized, thinner, and more responsive touchscreens.

Capacitive sensors work by detecting the change of capacitance introduced by the finger touching near the electrode. Such change is so small that detecting it unambiguously is challenging, and has ...

Electromechanical switches are simple, cheap, and widely available (Fig. 1). However, they’re also plagued with a number of disadvantages, including wear with repeated use, and the potential for ...

In their younger years, designers Jessica and Efraim Wichmann explored the world, from Morocco to India. They became temporary locals, studying not only the architecture and aesthetics of each place, ...

On September 30, WIRED will host its first design conference. WIRED by Design will be held at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California, and will feature today's top technologists, artists, and ...

Apple's third-generation iPhone SE will feature an ‌iPhone‌ XR-like design with Touch ID and be the company's last ‌iPhone‌ with an LCD display, according to Chinese site MyDrivers. A machine ...

We know a lot about Apple’s all-new iPhone 14 range and there are a growing list of concerns, from the controversial display changes to higher pricing. But now a highly reliable source has revealed ...