The capacitive vs. resistive touchscreen dispute has been more or less settled with the popularity of the iPhone and other lozenge-shaped touchscreen devices, but that doesn’t mean the loser has to ...

RIM have applied for a patent which details a hybrid touchscreen, combining both resistive and capacitive elements to improve accuracy as well as support multitouch, gestures and other functionality.

Research in Motion has filed for a patent for a touchscreen that combines the technology behind resistive and capacitive touchscreen displays. The scren would use a dual layer resistive panel, but the ...

Freescale Semiconductor announced the industry’s first solution that combines gesture recognition on resistive screen technology and capacitive touch sensing in a single integrated circuit. This ...

The Xtrinsic touch sensing platform is offered as the first solution that combines gesture recognition on resistive screen technology and capacitive touch sensing in a single integrated circuit — ...

Motorola '3D' handset to offer resistive and capacitive touch New details have come out surrounding the rumored "3D" handset from Motorola. Known as the MT810, this smartphone will offer both ...

RIM's no stranger to playing different tricks with touchscreens, and it looks like it may have another up its sleeve, with a recent patent application revealing some plans for a hybrid capacitive / ...

Touch-sensor specialists Peratech have announced their QTC Clear, a transparent version of their force-sensing touch panel which promises to bring 3D input and more to tablets, smartphones and other ...

Fig 1. Rohm’s BU21023/BU21024 series allows multi-touch detection in resistive touchscreens. Fig 2. David Lussey, Peratech’s CTO, demonstrates the transparency of the company’s QTC Clear material.

At Nintendo's Switch press conference today, the company revealed that its upcoming gaming console will have -- wait for it -- a capacitive touch screen. This is a pretty big move for Nintendo, which ...