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New Technology: Haptic Feedback for Touchscreens

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Cited on HN 3 times, 2012–2017, never outright recommended score 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

Cited as an example of electrostatic haptic display technology that could offer something better than vibration.

GameSpot meets the VP of Senseg, a company adding electrostatic touch feedback to tablets and touch surfaces, and demonstrates the technology.

3 citations · Demos · partly dated

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@warfangle Mar 2012 Cites it
on HN thread Coding Horror - Welcome to the Post PC Era
And yet, there are so many more things that can still be improved" Quality daytime viewing, via LiquiVista (or similar)[1]; electrostatic haptic feedback for something better than a goddamn vibration [2]. 1. [link] (LiquiVista) 2. [this video] (Senseg)
Example of electrostatic haptic feedback tech
@Pica_soO Apr 2017 Cites it
on HN thread Apple's Touch Bar Could Be a Flop
They should have gone all the way- and revolutionize the whole laptop-keyboard away, with an additional touch screen, with synthetic haptic keys on demand and a background illuminated e-ink display. Add a GUI designed just for this to the whole Setup, and let it be executed by Perfectionists like apples- and they would rule the HW-Valley till kingdom come. Haptic Display by Bosch: [this video] 10C-Gui: [link] If anyone could get this done - its apple.
Example of haptic display technology

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