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Watch the new Phorm iPad Mini case generate physical keys out of thin air Apple's touch-based devices have changed the way we interact with computers entirely, but that hasn't stopped users from occasionally thinking wistfully of the days when physical keyboards ruled the roost. Tactus has taken that desire to heart, and the startup's first consumer product, the Phorm, is about to bring a tactile experience back to your iPad mini's software keyboard.Tactus co-founders Dr. Craig Ciesla and Dr. Micah Yairi have been working on technology that can generate physical keys from a flat surface on demand, giving you a smooth, unbroken surface for general touch-based interaction, and a physical keyboard when you need one. The company's innovation uses a microfluidic panel to achieve its magic, routing liquid through invisible channels to expand specific areas of the top layer of a touch panel, producing protrusions and bumps where previously there were none.Phorm is the first product from Tactus that is ready for the consumer market, and ...

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