Textile keyboards: Flexible, highly portable and washable!
Convert any fabric or textile backing into a keyboard with Switch Sensor Tex. Incorporate keypad control functionality directly into sports fabric, car interior upholstery or stand alone textile keyboards which can be connected to laptops, tablets and other handheld devices..
Product
Switch Sensor Tex is an innovative product based on a patented technology which uses electrically conductive inks printed onto textile backings.
The product consists of an area of fabric with resistive ink switches distributed across its surface. The number, size and distribution of switches are completely flexible, allowing any type of keyboard or control pad to be defined. The result is fabric which allows keyboard functionality whilst retaining its textile properties: Flexible, washable, elastic etc.
Applications
Separate Cloth Keyboards: Light and flexible, these can be used for input to PDA, mobile, other handheld devices etc.
Clothing Integrated Keypads: Easily integrated functionality to provide control of MP3s, cell phones etc. Discrete design for everyday clothing to large functional keys for use on ski/winter jackets without removing gloves.
Upholstery Integrated Control Pads: Instead of a hard intrusive keypad, used to control electronic functions in soft furnishings: Reclining armchairs, beds, adjustable car seats etc.
