Touch Interfaces

• [New] Through a few product iterations, testing different applications around how they could put their antimicrobial technology out into the world, it was 5 years ago that they came across ways they could protect touch surfaces from microbes.
• [New] The majority of people want flexible remote work to continue, but new research from Microsoft warns leaders that they are out of touch with exhausted employees and need to plan if hybrid work is to be successful.
• As the number of touch points increases, so to do the opportunities for NATO to exploit them and purposely destabilise Russia in their near abroad.
• Smart Exoskeleton Market Analysis: Smart exoskeleton market is expected to attain a potential growth by 2027 witnessing market growth at a rate of 41.24% in the forecast period of 2020 to 2027.
• Larger broker-dealer firms could reduce their post-trade processing costs for cash securities by up to 25% through automation and implementing a no-touch processing workflow.
• The latest news on Facebook's wrist devices is fascinating - it might just provide the UI solution we need for AR glasses and haptics in XR devices.
• The physical effects of more extreme weather events, hotter temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and rising sea levels will touch all countries but disproportionately will hurt the developing world and poorer regions.
• More and more automakers are beginning to ditch physical switchgear for touch controls, so it's notable that BMW's newest iDrive system will continue to offer its defining feature, a center-console-mounted rotary controller.
• Facebook's vision of a future AR device will rely on a trio of AR glasses, neural armbands, and haptic gloves.
• The total truck production volumes for South America region will touch 109,000 units in CY 2021 out of which, manufacturers in Brazil are expected to produce 103,000 trucks.
• The U.S.' Mars rover, named Perseverance, touched down in February and will stay on the planet for at least one Martian year, the equivalent of 687 Earth days.
• As the U.S. has taken a jab at China's sore spots, China could signal that it may also hit back by touching on things where its cooperation is necessary.
• For deafblind communities who rely on touch to navigate the world, the fear of touch and intimacy in post-COVID society is likely to continue to impose new challenges and increase social isolation for deafblind communities.
• Benchmark tests will show a modest performance bump for the newer chips, and processor-intensive tasks like transcoding a 4K video clip will take a touch less time on the Galaxy S21 Ultra.
• Banking arm Union Bank of the Philippines will spend more than P2 billion to further enhance its digital touch points and build an innovation hub to support customers' needs.
• The global bulk bags market is expected to touch a valuation of approximately USD 4956.7 million by 2023, growing at a 6.80% CAGR during the forecast period.
• Every continent is touched by the new empire, including Antarctica, where China will soon open its fifth polar sta - tion, and is out-investing the United States and Australia in research and development.
• Export of recycled pulp rolls by Indian kraft mills is expected to touch about 2 million tonnes in 2021, roughly 20% of the total domestic kraft paper production in India.
• Within the next few years, new developments in motion tracking technology and devices with touch-stimulating capabilities are expected to significantly improve the experience of VR social interaction.
• Sales of mobile gaming, AR, and VR devices are expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 65% between 2020 and 2024 and the use of wearable devices, such as watches and eyewear, will rise sharply over the next five years.
• The addition of just a touch of graphene could make the world's most ubiquitous building material stronger, more durable and even a touch greener.
• While the Indian market is expected to achieve a compound annual growth rate of 13.53% by 2027, the global market is set to touch a whopping $17.9 billion by 2026.

Last updated: 18 April 2021