Asus have just released an upgrade of the Skype video phone the Asus SV1T. I’ve used one of first generation for nearly a year and a touchscreen was very much needed as you always find yourself trying to navigate via this anyway.

The Asus SV1T is equipped with pretty much the same spec as the original with a 7-inch 800 x 480 screen Skype-to-Skype support along with SkypeOut and SkypeIn.

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This latest advance in touchscreen technology from researchers at Carnegie Mellon University uses a thin layer of latex which can be inflated in certain areas to create buttons on the touchscreen.

When the buttons are not in use you have a perfectly flat touchscreen but when required certain areas can raise to help users interact with the touchscreen.

Check out the video after the break.

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