TouchDevice Uses Microphone to Enable 'Touch' On Any Phone
Sep 12, 2010, 7:56 PM by Eric M. Zeman
A Cambridge-based company called InputDynamics is working on technology that would allow most any device to add "touch" style interactions. InputDynamics has created a system called TouchDevice that maps an individual handset's unique audio fingerprint. With the software on board, users could then tap, scratch or swipe certain areas of the device to get certain reactions. For example, once the software is properly mapped, a user could tap the right side of a phone to open a specific application. TouchDevice says that the taps would have to be pretty significant, as to distinguish between normal handling of the phone. TouchDisplay says that it will license its software for about $1 per handset, which is far less than the $5 to $15 cost of touch screens. The company is testing the software on both touch and non-touch devices, but believes it will be most effective on improving the functionality of standard feature phones. The company is testing software with handset makers and is expected to demonstrate it in February 2011 at the Mobile World Congress trade show.
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