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Current State of Haptic Research

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the tommy-can-you-hear-me dept.

prostoalex writes "An article on InformIT.com looks at the current state of haptic technologies: "In the consumer realm, two companies dominate the field in the creation of tactile I/O devices: Immersion Corporation and SensAble Technologies. Right now, each seems interested in consolidating a position in the marketplace.""

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  1. definition for those of you like me. by PrinceAshitaka · · Score: 5, Informative

    haptic (hptk) adj. Of or relating to the sense of touch; tactile.

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  2. Another definition by th1ckasabr1ck · · Score: 5, Informative

    "haptic touch" is the name of the system that lets us feel stuff through objects we hold, to "feel the road through the stick or cane, or even through the wheels of a car we are driving."

  3. Media Blitz Planned by robocrop · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Okay, gentlemen. We've been hired to plan a media blitz for a new company."
    "What do they do?"
    "Well, they research and market haptic peripherals."
    "Huh?"
    "Basically the stuff that reads your fingerprints. They want something fresh, exciting - something to pull the youth market."
    "Okay ... how about an MTV-style commercial with kids dancing to 'Can't Touch This'?"
    [SILENCE]
    "Maybe what they really need is a catchy slogan."
    "How about 'InGen Haptic Peripherals: OUR devices can recognize a severed finger. Can THEIRS?'".
    "This is going to be a long day."