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"A company called Tactus Technology, based in Fremont, Calif., specializes in one thing \u2014 bringing back physical buttons for touchscreen devices. \nThe patented technology called the Tactile Layer has been in development since 2007. Buttons appear when needed and disappear from sight when texting or dialing is done. The Tactile Layer can bring tangible buttons to ebooks, tablets and all other touchscreen devices. \nThe keyboard uses \"innovative microfluidic technology\" to work its magic \u2014 buttons pop up due to fluid pressure within the cover layer. Actual buttons will only appear when a keypad is in use. \n\"To emphasize, this is not a trick of your senses using vibration or stimulation, but rather real physical buttons that rise out of the surface of the screen,\" the company writes. \n\nSEE ALSO: AnyTouch Turns Any Surface Into a Touchscreen [VIDEO]\nThe integration of the technology is simple. Tactus is currently looking for device and component manufacturers to integrate the Tactile Layer into next-generation devices. See the video above for more information.\nThe prototype was revealed for the first time this week at the Society for Information Display Week in Boston, Mass. Products with Tactus technology are expected to hit the market in 2013.\nDo you miss tangible buttons on your touchscreen phone? Tell us in the comments if you would like to see the Tactile Layer component integrated into new tech products.\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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