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Mobile Phones Will Get Tactile Touchscreens!


 
 
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Old 07-01-2006, 05:00 PM
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Default Mobile Phones Will Get Tactile Touchscreens!
http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/06/27/79659_HNphonestouchscreens_1.html?source=NLC-TB2006-06-27

"Press your finger on a cellphone touchscreen in 2007 and the screen could press right back. Immersion said Monday that it plans to license its force-feedback technology to handset makers, to make virtual buttons on cellphone screens... Built into a PDA (personal digital assistant) or smartphone, a haptic screen doesn't actually flex against a user's finger, but a small electric motor behind it delivers a small tap. Combined with an audible "click" feature used in platforms like automated teller machines (ATMs), the overall effect helps mimic a mechanical button on a digital screen"

This is awesome! I have been waiting for a piece of technology like this for a long time. One thing I have always hated about touchscreen based devices was that I actually have to pay attention to what I'm doing on the touch screen to make sure I don't hit the wrong thing. This is why I love my Smartphone, I don't have to look at it to know which button I'm hitting which is really handy when I'm in meetings. :twisted:
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