Former AV News Award winner, Peratech, has announced that its Quantum Tunnelling Composite pressure-sensitive sensors have been used in the new Flitchio smartphone case with built-in game controller. Instead of having control interfaces on the screen that obscure the screen area used for gaming, Flitchio has two shoulder buttons and two ultrathin joysticks on the back surface of the case.
Dr. Amir Shadmand, CEO and Co-Founder of SUPENTA, makers of Flitchio, explains: “Peratech enabled us to solve our challenges of making the joysticks sensitive, accurate and thin so that they fitted into a normal thickness smartphone case. In addition, QTC technology is extremely efficient — using hardly any current, so we can power our system wirelessly just with the NFC antennas in the smartphone. Peratech worked closely with us to help with sensor design and integration. The result is a world’s first and a real game changer.”
Jon Stark, Peratech’s CEO, added, “QTC technology has been used to provide touch sensitivity for mobile phones before but this is the first time that someone has created a QTC-based product that uses the back of a device. SUPENTA did a great job designing a control in which your fingers fall naturally onto the joysticks. It takes only a few moments to become used to using fingers on the back of the case to control the action. It’s a totally intuitive device for natural hand-eye coordination and a perfect example of QTC technology enabling user experience innovations.”
Flitchio simply snaps onto the phone and links in moments by NFC so that it can be used to play dozens of popular games, to pilot drones, to take a selfie with the back of the phone, to be a remote for Smart TVs, and to drive many more applications using a software development kit. The case is initially built for the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, but SUPENTA intends to make cases for other smartphones in the future. Prices will start from £39 including VAT with availability in early 2016.
* Peratech Holdco Ltd., a Yorkshire-based firm leading the field in new touch-technologies, has completed a £1million investment round which will see staff numbers grow in sales and engineering. Peratech is a pioneer of its patented Quantum Tunnelling Composite (QTC) technology, which has the unique ability to measure small changes in force with a predictable change in conductivity, enabling companies to create the next generation in smart, pressure-based user experiences. The latest investment was funded by existing shareholders, including Finance Yorkshire, in a move which Peratech believes is a vote of confidence in the firm’s business model. The new round of investment enables Peratech to accelerate and expand prototyping and other commercial services to its customers
