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RIP CEA! Long Live CTA!

by Norbert Hildebrand

The biggest news at CES Unveiled in New York was the new name the CEA is using from now on. Gone is the ‘Consumer Electronic Association’ with the new name being CTA (Consumer Technology …

Kyocera Developing “Haptivity” Touch Technology

by Arthur Berman

Kyocera Fineceramics GmbH (Esslingen, Germany) has announced development of a technology that can provide “real touch feeling and force feedback” from display screens. Kyocera calls its new technology “Haptivity.” Details of the technology are …

Tags:Haptics| Kyocera| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch| Vol 22 - Issue 38

LeTV Collaborates for 4D

by Tom Allen

LeTV, the Chinese VoD provider (similar to Netflix), is working with Immersion Corp. to bring ‘a 4D’ experiences to its videos. In cinemas, 4D refers to extra effects such as light, rain and wind. …

Touch and Haptics Innovations in 2015 SID iZone

by Phillip Wright

Two developers caught my attention during my visit to the 2015 SID Display Week Innovation Zone (iZone). Redux Technologies and TouchNetix were exhibiting new embedded haptics and touch sensor products, respectively. The Redux Embedded …

Automotive Displays Come of Age at SID Display Week

by Steve Sechrist

New at this years SID Display Week was the special coverage of vehicle displays. Long a niche market for LCD fabs, the space is still dominated by the top automotive component integrators like Continental, …

Tactus Adds Feeling to Touch (IC6)

by Bob Raikes

Tactus is a developer of IP for creating raised areas on touch screens, which it calls “Phorm”. This can be used to create better keyboards and input systems. The company has its first product …

Haptics Have Lots of Growth Opportunities (IC4)

by Bob Raikes

The next section was entitled “Evolution of the Immersive Experience” and covered a range of technologies. Immersion is a company that is “about haptics” which it sees as the feedback for touch experiences. The …

Continental Announces Haptic Display System for Automotive Applications

by Norbert Hildebrand

Continental has released the Haptic Feedback Display for use in automotive applications. This display combines full touch capability with haptic feedback for the first time, the company claims in its latest press release. This …

Tags:Automotive| Haptics| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 24

WSJ Confirms Taptic Engine Limiting Watch Supply

by Tom Allen

Image credit: WSJSources have told the Wall Street Journal that one of the issues limiting supply of the Apple Watch is a defective taptic engine (a new component providing haptic feedback) as rumoured in …

Rice Uni Bringing Touch to Gaming in a Whole New Way

by Tom Allen

The USA’s Rice University is developing haptics for virtual reality, to provide gamers with physical feedback. The Hands Omni glove is a prototype, sponsored by VR company Virtuix. The glove inflates bladders underneath the …

Tags:Haptics| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18| Wearables

Ultrahaptics Develops Free-Space Haptics Technology

by Phillip Wright

Bristol UK-based Ultrahaptics is developing a free-space haptics technology that employs ultrasound to create haptic sensations without requiring the user to touch a surface. The firm’s Evaluation Program aims to provide developers with an …

Tags:Haptics| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Apple Points the Way for User Interface Advances

by Phillip Wright

Apple’s March 9, 2015 press event disclosed a fairly extensive range of new products and initiatives. As I reported in my prior Display Daily (Notebook Computer Displays Evolve), the new MacBook (available April 10) …