Message #1309 From:
The Machine Date: May 14, 2008 01:53:47 PM
Haptic is all the rage in IT market.
2008/05/14 By Bae, Il-han & Yang, Jong-seok
Haptic (the sense of touch) technology, which is all the rage in mobile
phone market, is spreading to a wide variety of IT products including
navigation and large billboard as well as other mobile phones like
MP3P. Haptic is a vibration technology to interface the user and is
highly recognized as a feedback technology of mobile devices with touch
screen.
Samsung Electronics announced on 13 that it will adopt Haptic
technology for the next model of MP3P ‘YEPP P2’ carrying 3 inch touch
screen as Anycall Haptic phone sales reached 100,000 units in one month
after release. “Haptic technology is essential to all touch based
mobile devices. MP3P adopting the technology will be released within
this year.” said Park,
Du-eui, the Head of planning team in DM at Samsung. It means
Samsung Electronics, leading haptic technology through mobile phone,
wants to lead market with various mobile devices.
Navigation companies are moving quickly to adopt the technology.
Currently, two leading navigation companies are developing haptic based
navigations for car with a goal of releasing in the second half of this
year. Navigation adopting haptic can enable drivers confirm input
without seeing screen. A researcher of the navigation industry said,
“To increase safety for users, we are developing prototype adopting
haptic function and if the issue of production price is resolved, we
will release quickly.”
DID (Digital Information Display) companies are reportedly
considering adopting haptic technology. The reason for their interest
is that it enables ads of experience. For example, if you touch DID
displaying hamburger, you feel as if pluck off bread and see lettuce,
cheese and ham.
Seo, Dong-hee, the President of Emersion Korea, a vibration
solution company, said, “Current technology enables haptic technology
to adjust length and height of vibration in a 40 inch display. In the
near future, people can touch billboard in streets. http://english.etnews.co.kr/news/detail.html?id=200805140001
