Touch-enabled

Back in 2018, China's Puppy Robot launched the puppy cube interactive projector on Indiegogo, and we got to review a unit. The next generation launched early 2020, followed by the higher spec Hachi Infinite M1 Pro – which we've been trying out.

Cambridge Audio has launched the next model in its excellent Melomania true wireless earphone range. As the name suggests, the Melomania Touch offer touch control as well as the promise of "stunning sound performance and world-class battery life."

A typical sheet of paper or cardboard is neither waterproof, interactive or able to harvest energy, but an innovative new printing technology developed at Purdue University can make it all of the above.

Back in November 2018, we took a portable smart projector called the puppy cube for a spin, which offered touchscreen interaction. Puppy Robotics has now announced the release of a brighter, more powerful model dubbed the Hachi Infinite M1.

Imagine touching the armrest of your sofa to change the channel on your television, or pressing against a lightbulb stencil on the wall to turn on your smart light – these functions and many more like them are now possible thanks to new research.

Scientists in Australia have developed a new type of electronic material that is touch-responsive and just a fraction of the thickness of current smartphone screens, which could see it one day find use in next-generation mobile devices.

Touch-enabled coffee tables have been around for a while that family and friends can gather around, but they can be rather expensive. British startup Jigabyte has joined the touchscreen coffee table party and aims to significantly reduce the cost of entry.

​Back in 2012, Bruno Zamborlin revealed a tiny device that could transform any surface into a musical instrument. Now he's unveiled HyperSurfaces, which taps into the power of AI and machine learning to turn "any object of any material, shape and size" into a user interface.​

Puppy Robotics launched an interactive all-in-one projector on Indiegogo a couple of weeks ago called the puppy cube. We've had one on our review bench for the last few days, here's what we think of it.​

​China's Puppy Robotics is launching the puppy cube, a portable laser projector that turns any flat surface into a touchscreen, and one that has its own speakers and doesn't require its users to hold a stylus.​

​Opening the "sipping port" on a bottle can be tricky, if you're drinking from it one-handed. If you just leave it open, though, the bottle's contents can slosh out as you drive, etc. The Lyd bottle offers a solution, in the form of a lid that only opens when your lips are touching it.

​We've heard about prosthetic arms/hands that provide people with a sense of touch, although there can be problems with the devices, sometimes resulting in users getting a painful shock or feeling nothing at all. That may not be the case for much longer, though, thanks to a new electronic module.