Who doesn't like accomplishing a goal? Sometimes it is hard work and you may deviate from the path. But in the end, when you hit your target and complete your task, you can look back at what you've ...

Haptic technologies recreate touch sensations by applying a combination of force, vibration and motion to the user. Haptic technologies are also thought to be a $12.8 billion industry by 2022. In ...

Consumer electronic gadgets are evolving to offer a variety of ways to enhance connection with end users and are progressively being accepted into a variety of consumer applications. Haptic feedback ...

Motion control in miniature is the aim of the HapTouch BoosterPack, which aims to add vibration feedback to user interfaces. Developed by Texas Instruments and Farnell, it is based around two TI chips ...

Most touchscreen panels have a limited type of haptic feedback or none at all. This is also true for many types of handheld or wearable devices like watches, touchpads, keyboards, a mouse, etc. The ...

Download this article in PDF format. Jacques and Pierre Curie, French physics, discovered the piezoelectric effect in 1880. When some solid material is mechanically compressed or stressed, the ...

Haptics is more than a basic touchscreen with fixed virtual buttons. It provides visual and tactile feedback, and dynamically adapts to the user’s situation, flow, and requirements. Passive haptics ...

Rather than traditional thumbsticks, the new Steam controller features dual clickable trackpads which Steam says will offer more precise inputs than current gamepads. Force feedback is taken a step ...