It appears from various users contacted by Cult of Mac that while they were not able to press on notifications with the screen locked or while in the Notification Center, users were able to activate ...

3D Touch, the pressure-sensitive screen tech ushered in by Apple, has officially met its end. The iPhone SE is the latest device to ditch 3D Touch in favor of Haptic Touch. Apple last included 3D ...

Haptic technologies enable consumers to perceive touch sensations when using electronic devices. The touch sensation, created by an actuator embedded in the device, makes a virtual experience seem ...

First VR gloves to enable touch feedback and weight sensations Earlier in January, we wrote that some startups were preparing to launch haptic VR gloves to offer a much more… First VR gloves to enable ...

An origami-inspired haptic ring for VR called OriRing weighs 18 grams and can push back with up to 6.5 N. It senses pressing and sliding forces to render size and stiffness, but it’s still a prototype ...

Smartphones and navigation apps have become second nature these days. But for those with blindness and low vision, it’s not quite so convenient. Haptic Works has been building a non-visual, non-verbal ...

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 ...