Alongside audio and video, haptics is now a first order media type as digital devices equipped with haptic technology have become more ubiquitous. According to the Futuresource and InterDigital white ...

The Tactile Internet represents a transformative approach to connectivity, enabling the remote transmission of touch and actuation data in near real-time. By integrating haptic communication, this ...

The field of haptic communication and vibrotactile interfaces focuses on the translation of electronic signals into tactile sensations, thereby facilitating non-visual information exchange. These ...

A new standard for codecs used for haptics could revolutionize tele-health and online gaming. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...

Early industrial machines relied on physical inputs such as levers, knobs, buttons and switches. These mechanical controls ...

Marcia O’Malley, the Thomas Michael Panos Family Professor in Engineering and professor and chair of mechanical engineering at Rice University. Haptic devices, which enable communication through touch ...

Haptics, or the sense of touch, is increasingly being incorporated into the connected experience to enhance communications, services and entertainment, and is spotlighted in a white paper commissioned ...

Add another level to your music. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac The new Music Haptics accessibility feature in iOS 18 adds another dimension to audio: vibration. Taking advantage of the ...

The large, multitouch trackpad was once synonymous with the MacBook. And starting in 2015, that has also included a haptic feedback trackpad, which simulates a physical click via a motorized engine ...