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patent
Apple's Future iPhone Patents Show Fingerprint ID For Different Gestures, Plus More
MacRumors found three interesting patents that point to various new interaction techniques. The most interesting is the fingerprint ID directly on the screen so that the iPhone can see which finger you're using and accept gestures appropriately. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by rt100 Penn State: um removal of all buttons, anyone? first item in the patent is "HOME"... 5 Responses | Other threads
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haptics
Immersion's New Haptic Touchscreen Tech Encourages Corny iPhone Romance
Haptic technology has the possibility to make touchscreens so much better, improving accuracy and adding a whole new range of sensory feedback. Immersion, primary developers of haptic technology, presented both a refined onscreen keyboard and an incredibly cheesy "Immersive Messaging" protocol at this year's All Things D conference. More » -
displays
Step Aside, Multitouch and Haptics: This Touchscreen Has Buttons
A couple of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, apparently tired of this whole touchscreen vs. button debate, have decided to just do away with the distinction entirely. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by Kaiser-Machead: This is nice and all, but it seems pretty unnecessary. If buttons are a concern of yours, this this doesn't... 6 Responses | Other threads
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jackets
Philips Emotion Jacket Touches You In Movie Theaters
End of Titanic. Rose floating on debris, Jack in the water. You want to cry but can't. Philips' new concept jacket gives you a little hug (out of sympathy? pity?) and there go the waterworks. More »
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haptics
12 Haptic Interfaces
One look at the Novint Falcon controller can get anyone excited about the potential of haptic interfaces. OObject has put together a list of 12 such devices, offering a glimpse into our interactive future. [OObject]
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By Sean FallonComment by incubushead: please define haptic interface? 1 Responses | Other threads
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haptics
Novint CEO Demands Falcon Haptics Controller Be On Consoles By Year-End
We LOVED the Novint Falcon and pistol grip attachment in September, but non-PC, console-owning chaps were left out in the cold. If Novint is successful, that could all change by year end. Update. More »
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By Jack LoftusComment by daftrok: Jim: "Hey, Chris. Mike wants to join your band." Chris: "Yeah? What instrument does he play?" Mike: "The gun." 8 Responses | Other threads
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lickable holograms
Ultrasound Haptic Devices Can Project Tactile Shapes Into Thin Air
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have demonstrated a device that can create touchable, creepily invisible floating "objects" using focused ultrasound waves. Though the technology is in the early testing stages, its designers have already expressed an interest in weaponi- I mean, commercializing it for possible use in gaming and design applications. For now, the team has only been able to simulate resistance in one direction, but say that forming complex shapes and textures is plausible. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by JoOngle: We invented Virtual Reality over 20 years ago, but the graphics where too slow to make it useable. Now VR... 1 Responses | Other threads
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pmp
Cowon P5 Portable Media Player Has 5-inch Touchscreen, Haptics, Usual Cowon Goodness
Cowon's upcoming P5 will improve on their A3 and Q5W portable media players (which we've both reviewed) with the addition of a haptics touch-feedback feature. The rest is fairly similar: a 800x480 screen, FM radio, stereo Bluetooth, TV-out, stereo speakers, USB, extreme codec support and 40GB-80GB sizes. There will still be Wi-Fi, but you'll have to get it tacked on after the fact with a dongle. The Korean price is $430ish by the end of the month. No US info yet as far as we know. Maybe we can trade them an early sneak peek at Starcraft 3 for this? [Cowon via CNET]
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By Jason ChenComment by m-p{3}: Any idea which OS is running on it? (I suppose the same as the Q5W, which is Windows CE, but... more » | Other threads
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diy
Keyboard Haptics Mod Turns Shrill PC Speaker Into Soothing Vibration
Modder and frequent terminal user Matt was getting mighty tired of his piercing PC speaker going off with every typo, so he rigged up a nifty DIY haptics setup using a Microsoft keyboard and an old cellphone vibrator triggered by the scroll lock LED. Unless you're playing Oregon Trail in your elementary school's computer lab 15 years ago, you probably haven't heard your PC speaker in a long while, but if you're frequently using the terminal (especially under Linux) for command line tasks, this is the mod for you. [CiboMahto via MAKE]
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By John MahoneyComment by Schizmo: "you probably haven't heard your PC speaker in a long while" Mine still beeps at me when I hold down 4... more » | Other threads
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motorola
Motorola Blaze Adds Another Touch Screen Handset to the Pile
The Boy Genius Report has a first look at Motorola's answer to the "Touch Screen Wars," called the Blaze. From the looks of the branding, this touchy-feely handset is coming to Verizon, complete with a special Verizon-only operating system. BGR says the touch screen is decent, and the mobile browser is "OK," but nothing to write home about. Email and texting functionality are also lambasted by BGR, as is the crush-the-screen-to-make-it-work haptic touchscreen feedback. Specs include a 2 megapixel camera, EV-DO Rev. A support, GPS, and Bluetooth. They didn't sound too keen on the Blaze, but they didn't write it off completely. Thoughts? [Boy Genius Report]
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By Jack LoftusComment by flow221: I had the Ming, CompuUSA was selling them for a little while, thought it was a good phone with a... more » | Other threads
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haptics
Scientists Make Bandaid-Sized Flexible Haptic Display
A team of Korean and US scientists have developed a new type of display that delivers information via your biggest organ: your skin (yes, I know what you were thinking.) Their new tactile "display" is flexible enough to be rolled up around your finger like a bandaid, and may be a useful computerized Braille aid. The device uses new precisely-arranged electroactive polymers, which expand when a voltage is applied creating gentle pressure to nearby skin. This, along with the fact it doesn't need complex electronics, means that it's the kind of tech that could easily end up in haptic-feedback data gloves or a "tele-feeling transferring system," which sounds *ahem* fascinating. [Physorg]
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By Kit EatonComment by Klappstuhl: How can you call that a display? It doesn't displayany videos from your PC or iPod! It's a bending on/off... more » | Other threads
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teledildonics
Could I Have a Match? Try Vibrators and Nintendo Wiimotes
Remember when it was cool to joke about how the vibrating Wii remote looked, felt and behaved pretty much like a vibrator? No? Well, too bad, because it turns out that the two were more similar than the light-hearted humor suggested. In fact, both tools of pleasure employ technology built from a patent from the same company, Immersion. More »
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By Jack LoftusComment by JaXs: I'm sorry, but how can putting a weight on a motor be patentable? more » | Other threads
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rumors
Haptic Feedback Implementation Coming to iPhone Courtesy of Immersion Corp?
If a Palluxo.com source is to be believed, Apple is currently in talks with Immersion Corp. regarding haptic technology implementation for the iPhone. Immersion Corp. solutions have been implemented in Samsung handsets in the past and it now looks like Apple want in on the action. The conjecture gathers weight thanks to Clent Richardson, a former Apple executive that has just been appointed as Immersion Corporation's CEO. More »
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By Haroon MalikComment by PortVista: Apple is really on to something here! Studies show that lab rats prefer the gentle vibrations when dialing as apposed... more » | Other threads
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haptics
Maglev Haptic Control Technology Could be Used for Microsurgery, Robot Control
Gadget Lab got a hands-on demo with a prototype magnetic levitation haptic control unit at Carnegie Mellon University, where they experienced the artifical feel (via magnets) of 3d rabbits, hard surfaces and vinyl records. In addition to simulating the general shapes of objects, the technology can accurately reproduce qualities like texture and elasticity using an interesting dual joystick set up. More »
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Comment by Simon: While boobies are nice, I think we can all imagine another use of these where hands play a much lesser... more » | Other threads
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cellphones
What the Samsung Soul's Haptic OLED Touchscreen Soul Patch Is Like
The Samsung Soul tries, and largely succeeds at making a touchscreen 5 way navpad. Like the Maximus Optimus keyboard, the controller is backlit by an OLED screen (this one is a two color deal) that changes icons depending on the context: More » -
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Haptic Phone Design Has Physical Buttons Occasionally
The iPhone may have a dynamic UI that changes to suit whatever program's currently running, but it doesn't physically change. This All in One haptics phone designed by Lukas Koh does (on paper), and creates raised buttons depending on what mode you're currently in. Example: phone mode has the dial pad, and text entry mode presumably has a keyboard. Looks great, but impossible to make. [Yanko Design] -
gadgets
Novint Falcon Actually in the Wild
You knew the Novint Falcon 3D haptic joystick was finally shipping, but now we've got confirmation from customer number one, Tristan George. Tristan says he's played the Half Life 2 mod with the Falcon and "it's amazing, very fun to play." More »
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By Jason ChenComment by firetwuck: I have unit 122. And I found out that it doesn't have Vista x64 drivers. So I have... more » | Other threads
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gadgets
Vibrating Combat Attire
Creepy. This is some sort of vibrating haptic combat vest that will alert you to the state of your comrades in battle and might even be able to sense incoming enemies.
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Nintendo Physically Augmented Reality Amusement Park
Our second favorite class from when we were in grad school at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program was taught by game designer Frank Lantz of area/code. The best project—certainly the most copyright infringing one—to come out of his Big Games class this past semester might just be the Nintendo Amusement Park, "a real life obstacle course which a player jumps through using a power assist harness." More »
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By gizmodo.comComment by Dinther: Seriously lame but what great potential! Why not put someone in a harness wearing a kind of rollerscate shoes while suspended... more » | Other threads
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