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New Technology: Haptic Feedback for Touchscreens

80K views · Jan 11, 2012 · 5:40 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2012–2017

GameSpot meets the VP of Senseg, a company adding electrostatic touch feedback to tablets and touch surfaces, and demonstrates the technology.

Why Hacker News points people here: Cited as an example of electrostatic haptic display technology that could offer something better than vibration.

What Hacker News said 3

Cites itwarfangleMar 2012

“electrostatic haptic feedback for something better than a goddamn vibration”

Example of electrostatic haptic feedback tech

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And yet, there are so many more things that can still be improved" Quality daytime viewing, via LiquiVista (or similar)[1]; electrostatic haptic feedback for something better than a goddamn vibration [2]. 1. link (LiquiVista) 2. this video (Senseg)

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Cites itspyderNov 2016

“This effect can be used for tactile feedback on touchscreens”

Video accompanying TeslaTouch electrovibration paper

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This effect can be used for tactile feedback on touchscreens: TeslaTouch: Electrovibration for Touch Surfaces: link Video: this video

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Cites itPica_soOApr 2017

“Haptic Display by Bosch”

Example of haptic display technology

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They should have gone all the way- and revolutionize the whole laptop-keyboard away, with an additional touch screen, with synthetic haptic keys on demand and a background illuminated e-ink display. Add a GUI designed just for this to the whole Setup, and let it be executed by Perfectionists like apples- and they would rule the HW-Valley till kingdom come. Haptic Display by Bosch: this video 10C-Gui: link If anyone could get this done - its apple.

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