Again in the era, another one has stepped ahead to captivate the tech world by inexplicable and miraculous invention. The 3D Touch; What if you’ll see that the mouse of your PC has been separated from the device? What if you find that your PC’s mouse is taking its last breath? However, you feel bad for it but here is one new creation which is coming to make your eyes open.
Your eyes will be on stalks when the 3D Touch will take the place of mouse for rolling over your tips. But what is the jaw dropping feature which will raise your eyebrows is its three dimensional effect. The device which is called as 'Thimble' is developed by Anh Nguyen and Amy Banic, Department of Computer Science at the University of Wyoming, US. The device is quite small which can fit on your index finger to interact with the system.
The 3D Touch Thimble is made up of a 3D accelerometer, 3D magnetometer and a 3D gyroscope. These sensors are combined to produce the exact result on the screen. The result will be produced by comparing and combining the data from each sensor. According to MIT Technology, "the 3DTouch has an optical flow sensor that measures the movement of the device against a two-dimensional surface, exactly like that inside an ordinary mouse."
There is an optical flow sensor which works for measuring the devices’ movements against the 2D surface. The preprogrammed mouse-like gestures including selecting and dragging, finger tap, double tap, and click let users to interact with objects in the 3D fashion.
Though, the device seems kind of rugged but the team is working on it to make it sleek and to enhance the looks of the device. Recently, it is a wired device but it will soon be getting the wireless design. There is information as per reports that the Thimble will appear in market with less price and perform quite perfectly on computer devices. Now, hold your breath to experience the invention.