built his own haptic compass. Named “the clown belt”, it is a belt with 12 little vibrating motors mounted evenly all around. A digital compass vibrates whichever motor is closest to north at ...

But if you need your hands for other things, or simply don’t want to have to stop often to check a compass, you might want to try out something like this belt-mounted haptic feedback compass.

The Razer Freyja doesn’t quite nail its brief where Sensa HD tech is concerned, but it’s its audio-to-haptic features are ...

The Bongo module featured unique hardware, such as an electromagnetically driven reluctance motor known as the Bongo Haptic Engine, which provided haptic feedback. An iPhone prototype, shared by ...

Each virtual key would also come with a dedicated haptic motor to give feedback on pressing and releasing. The third report details an evolution for the iTunes DJ and visualizer functionalities that ...

Marketers are poised to capitalize on the opportunities haptic technology has created with its ability to recreate the sense of touch, increasing the mobile consumer?s recall of an advertising ...

Sony Patent Describes Audio-Based Haptic Feedback for Older PlayStation ... which featured one of the first gaming controllers to have a vibration motor built into it. The original PS1 DualShock ...

Although the vibration feature isn’t technically haptic because the shaking is done via a motor, the concept is similar. Because I can’t hear as well and may miss the ringer’s audible signal, that my ...