Comments on: Electrostatic computer interface http://hackaday.com/2009/04/28/electrostatic-computer-interface/ Fresh hacks every day Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:29:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: microtune http://hackaday.com/2009/04/28/electrostatic-computer-interface/comment-page-1/#comment-72741 Tue, 05 May 2009 07:26:48 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10706#comment-72741 Looks fun but not uniek.
Not clame someting new if others did it before you where born.
http://www.theremin.nl/scriptie/eng/en1.html

]]> By: 300ohm http://hackaday.com/2009/04/28/electrostatic-computer-interface/comment-page-1/#comment-72264 Fri, 01 May 2009 03:31:00 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10706#comment-72264 I believe this to be a somewhat plagerization of my sons work and his PHD mentor at U of Del.
http://www.fingerworks.com/ This was later sold to Apple computer.

I think the faculty at Northeastern’s Electrical Engineering dept should look into this thoughly. I am disappointed they didnt do enough research into the history.

The simple bowtie antenna was invented in 1898 and patented. It was since reinvented at least three times since then and re-patented. This kind of nonsense must stop !

]]> By: bearle01 http://hackaday.com/2009/04/28/electrostatic-computer-interface/comment-page-1/#comment-72229 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:41:06 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10706#comment-72229 It’s been done but it’s still killer to watch. How does its handle multi-touch hmmmm?

]]> By: Robo Hack http://hackaday.com/2009/04/28/electrostatic-computer-interface/comment-page-1/#comment-72129 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:14:11 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10706#comment-72129 Nice

]]> By: Wwhat http://hackaday.com/2009/04/28/electrostatic-computer-interface/comment-page-1/#comment-72053 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:37:48 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10706#comment-72053 Seems pretty basic stuff a teacher would use as a standard demonstration to me, but hey I also think it’s incredible that (army-)choppers still fly into electrical wires while there are a dozen very low tech cheap ways to detect if you are near a high power line, starting with a fluorescent tube connected to nothing.
Point being that lots of basic stuff that millions of people learn and know still isn’t used in (often obvious) applications.
Nevertheless I’m a bit underwhelmed, and I bet you can find patents on this particular thing dating back to before 1920, although obviously not connecting to a computer :)

]]> By: KennyG http://hackaday.com/2009/04/28/electrostatic-computer-interface/comment-page-1/#comment-72047 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:48:20 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10706#comment-72047 That would be a PIC18F4550, not 18x.

]]> By: Mike http://hackaday.com/2009/04/28/electrostatic-computer-interface/comment-page-1/#comment-72037 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:33:31 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10706#comment-72037 That guy at the end really liked that button, it is impressive hid

]]> By: Paul http://hackaday.com/2009/04/28/electrostatic-computer-interface/comment-page-1/#comment-72031 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:44:57 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10706#comment-72031 THEY ARE AMAZING

]]> By: peter http://hackaday.com/2009/04/28/electrostatic-computer-interface/comment-page-1/#comment-72029 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:31:37 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10706#comment-72029 Reminds me of the Asimov novels featuring Elijah Baley and the robot Daneel Olivaw. There are several descriptions of people issuing orders to robots using hand positions, and I believe electrostatics was mentioned as the sensor technology.

]]> By: blizzarddemon http://hackaday.com/2009/04/28/electrostatic-computer-interface/comment-page-1/#comment-72025 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:39:30 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10706#comment-72025 can anyone say iron man setup?

I can also see using this in photoshop for brush effects.

]]> By: TheFish http://hackaday.com/2009/04/28/electrostatic-computer-interface/comment-page-1/#comment-72009 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:47:40 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10706#comment-72009 Now all you need is a hologram projector!

]]> By: plrang http://hackaday.com/2009/04/28/electrostatic-computer-interface/comment-page-1/#comment-72007 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:13:40 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10706#comment-72007 Yeah, thats a thing and not wire twiddling or other material oldfashioned stuff.

]]> By: Monkey http://hackaday.com/2009/04/28/electrostatic-computer-interface/comment-page-1/#comment-72006 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:01:45 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10706#comment-72006 Haha nice use of FL Studio :) Very interesting! I see you made a MIDI controller and did that – the music end of it wouldn’t be hard at all.

Very creative.

]]> By: Kain http://hackaday.com/2009/04/28/electrostatic-computer-interface/comment-page-1/#comment-71999 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:05:53 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10706#comment-71999 beautiful! I hope this is implemented in chuck.

]]> By: Todd S. http://hackaday.com/2009/04/28/electrostatic-computer-interface/comment-page-1/#comment-71994 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:17:40 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10706#comment-71994 right on djrussell – “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” ;-)

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