Alps Electronics has decided to take the occasionally annoying sensitivity of some capacitive trackpads to a new extreme , demoing a technology that can accurately sense fingerbreadth without coming in direct contact with them . The system is able to sense movements at an confessedly modest range of 3 cm , from which aloofness users can control applications with a range of gestures . While the raw tech is n’t newfangled ( capacitive proximity sensors have been around in other forms for a while ) , this program is , and could prove utile in situations where the sterility is necessary . Alps order that they ’ve still catch a few problem to come up to , namely that machine “ often malfunctions . ” Of of course , there ’s also the fact that using one of these thing will always make you appear like you ’re trying to execute a sorcerous trick and/or dramatically faith - cure your laptop , two of the most surefire methods for stay on alone for the rest of your animation . [ TechOn ]
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