It's the classic conflict presented by touchscreens — they display beautiful content that reacts instantly to your every move, but you can't operate them without obscuring part of your view. A team at the National Taiwan University in Taipei is taking an neat approach to solving the problem, however, with tiny screens that you can wear on your fingertips. The team envisages the technology being used with flexible displays that fit over your nails like polish, but sadly notes that such a screen is not yet commercially available.
Instead, the current NailDisplay prototype is a thimble-sized 96 x 64 OLED screen which syncs to the phone and displays relevant information. Touch a virtual keyboard with your thumb, for example, and the...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/30/3931624/naildisplay-gives-you-transparent-fingers
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