Cell Phone Meets Fancy Input Device

Atrua Technologies, the U.S.-based high-tech venture, may change the rules of the cell phone game with its new-concept input device using intelligent touch control, according to The Koea Times.

"Atrua Technologies detects and converts finger movements of users into responsive control capabilities, thus enabling fingerprint recognition or improving the usability of mobile phones through easy mastery of games and other applications.

Atrua Wing is better than a four-way keypad or four-way joystick. As it saves space in a mobile phone compared to traditional button-type keypads, handset makers will increasingly adopt it over the next five years."

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emily | 1:44 PM | Technology |
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