Tactile feedback for small screens
By sylvie | June 28, 2006
Immersion has developed something they call VibeTonz, which adds haptic feedback to the small screens of cellphones. To quote from Mobiledia:
Built into a personal digital assistant or smart phone, a haptic (touch-responsive) 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, the overall effect helps mimic a mechanical button on a digital screen.
The main advantage being that if you can reproduce the keypad on the screen, you can get rid of the real keypad and turn that real estate into screen space.
Topics: User Interface, Haptic, Hardware |
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