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Essentially, a Tactus touchscreen enabled device will produce “bumps” on the letters of your touchscreen keyboard, providing tactile feedback to your fingers for effortless typing. It does that by applying a plastic layer to the screen with channels that expand when pressure is applied to liquid below its surface. In layman’s terms, thebuttons are nothing more than tiny water balloons. Their plan is to license this technology to mobile manufacturers, and the company says you can find Tactusenabled products in the market by the end of 2014. 6. BMW’s Self-Driving Cars BMW unveiled driverless, self-driving, self-drifting cars at this year’s CES. They can apply breaks, steer, accelerate and power-slide without any intervention from the driver! Using 360-degree radar, ultrasonic sensors and cameras, the cars sense and adapt to their surroundings. The modified M23 դ