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<p class="MsoNormal">Touchscreens are great for lots of things, but often it is less efficient to type using one, despite a variety of available accessories. A company called Tactus Technology is working to solve this dilemma and has announced a new product
called Phorm, which will provide a tactile keyboard experience for the iPad Mini. The $99 accessory uses a lever that when pressed, exposes a physical keyboard on the iPad's screen. This is done using microfluidic technology to raise and lower buttons on demand.
The product is targeted for a summer release, with iPhone and other models to follow.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tonia Gatton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Kentucky career Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">KY Office for the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Charles W. McDowell Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">8412 Westport Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Louisville, KY 40242<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(502) 429-4460 ext. 268<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(502) 429-7101<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"><a href="mailto:tonia.gatton@ky.gov">tonia.gatton@ky.gov</a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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