Capacitive touch interfaces are replacing mechanical switches, knobs, and dials in consumer, automotive, industrial and medical applications. Capacitive touch sensors have gained popularity due to ...

Now that the Apple Watch is finally out in the wild, millions will be experiencing the next big thing for user interfaces. Call it “haptics plus.” Haptics normally involves actuators, or tiny ...

The year is 1997, and it’s around Christmas. You open your gifts to find a new accessory for your Nintendo 64. It’s called a Rumble Pak, a removable device that plugs into the back of your controller.

Concertgoers get fitted for haptic suits created for the deaf by Music: Not Impossible, during an outdoor concert at Lincoln Center on July 22, 2023, in New York City. The violins reverberate in the ...

Let’s be honest, if it was not for navigation on phones or in cars, most of us would not be able to get anywhere. There seems to be such a huge dependency on navigation technology today that it is ...

The next user interface requires your body. You will literally feel signals chock-full of timely, contextual data delivered from all manner of touchscreens, gadgets and wearables. It’s called haptics, ...

Have you ever tried on a virtual reality headset? The second you put one on, you are literally transported to a 3D world where it feels like you’re living in a new reality! With every direction you ...

With iPhone 6s, Apple has started to refine what will become a key feature of future touchscreen displays – and it's not the pressure-sensitive technology that enables '3D Touch'. Read more: 3D Touch ...

Apple could add haptic feedback for notifications in the MacBook Pro and other portable Macs in the future, with discrete regions of the chassis around the trackpad able to channel vibrations to the ...

Apple is interested in expanding the use of haptic feedback on MacBook devices, according to a newly granted patent filing. The patent, filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and first ...