Quote:Microsoft adds twist to handhelds with force-sensing technology

Surely you're not content with just multi-touch and built-in accelerometers, right? Microsoft Research is expecting not, as it's already working towards integrating force-sensing technology that will enable gestures to twist on-screen imagery without crafting UMPCs out of flexible material. Essentially, the gurus behind the idea feel that implementing said tech would "turn an otherwise passive component that just holds the device together into an active input surface." In the future, it's likely that auditory cues would enable users to know when they've applied enough pressure to cause a change, and of course, they expect it to work hand-in-hand with existing human-computer interfaces. Yeah, who needs keypads these days, anyway?

- Source: [Engadget]

Well, it seems that controllers are certainly moving away from the standard button and joystick pads.
Now, will there be any console which uses audio to a new degree?

boogschd Wrote:

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:Well, it seems that controllers are certainly moving away from the standard button and joystick pads.

i think they do that so gamers get some exercise while gaming

Which is welcome, as it makes the experience more immersive..

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:Now, will there be any console which uses audio to a new degree?

You'd be surprised how many people still don't experience surround sound...

Such thing as a Wireless Full DTS Surround Headsets yet?

Theres an awful lot of raw data to be transfered wirelessly, and hopefully there well be better, more ergonomic yet technologically sophisticated way to experience the high-quality audio and appreciate its superiority compared to simply Stereo.

it is about time all controllers become touch pads..