Touch Screen Input from Back of the device

Ever wondered how people with big hands or wider fingers can type or click on the icons on the touchscreen device?
Ever faced issues with playing games on a touch screen device like iPhone/Omnia and getting irritated because your own fingers are blocking your view of the screen?

Not sure if the designers really thought about it when designing the touch screen devices. For Ex: There are lots of people who complain that iPhone does not come with a stylus and its difficult to type the characters with bare fingers.

With technology going smarter day by day and people growing fatter day by day, we need some technology which can not just make the gadgets smaller but provide a better usability as well.

The answer to this is here. Its a budding technology which was showcased during the recent Techfeast 2009, where in you provide input on the back of the device and see the screen in the front. Confused? its very simple. Instead of moving you fingers on the touch screen itself, move your fingers on the back of the device and see the movement being recognised and the action being performed in your device. This way you don't make your fingers block your view of the screen.



The idea is very nice, but need to wait and watch to see if people will get accustomed to the devices with this technology and how well it goes into the day to day usage.