How to turn the iPad into a remote control with the "physical" interface
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Despite the development of the touch interface, many users prefer to manage the device using the physical controls - buttons, levers and so on, not to mention the keyboard. Fans of such "haptic" interface will surely enjoy established Florian Born iPad Tablet control system design.
The system is relatively simple - at least for the user. iPad fixed in special frame, then the display modules installed with rotating-vernier knobs, sliders and buttons, each of these elements has a magnetic mount. Modules with controls on the panel can be adjusted to obtain different variations. pens or slider movement causes a corresponding effect on iPad touchscreen. Florian Born wrote a special application, with which physical controls can be used for various purposes - for example, to edit the music. The video shows how the system Born in action:
What do you think? The control system has turned out flexible and tunable needs of the user, and, of course, the thrill of real physical knobs, sliders are not those of the touch screen, even such fine as to the iPad.
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