Nokia Haptikos - real haptic feedback on TS technology
 

http://www.redferret.net/?p=9533

Demonstrated on a 770, as it seems - really intriguing.

Now if that doesn't sound promising...

Re: Nokia Haptikos - real haptic feedback on TS technology
 

Very impressive. Not sure I'd want to get a device with a moving screen though -- won't there be some reliability concerns?

Re: Nokia Haptikos - real haptic feedback on TS technology
 

Well, any technology has to go through extensive reliability testing, but 0.1mm is really a very small movement. Not sure if it any more significant than the travel any touch sensitive/non hard cover touch screen would have.

Re: Nokia Haptikos - real haptic feedback on TS technology
 

:confused:Must say I am surprised this has not raised more discussion on this forum.. :eek:

Re: Nokia Haptikos - real haptic feedback on TS technology
 

probably because they're aiming it at series60 before it'll show up on maemo

Re: Nokia Haptikos - real haptic feedback on TS technology
 

Yes, indeed.

When Nokia recently unveiled the touchscreen version of S60 (first phones due out in 2008), one of the main selling points is its support for tactile feedback when you select something:

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/...e_Launched.php

This general topic is definitely the missing piece of the mobile interface jigsaw puzzle, a way to get the best from both touchscreens and keypads. I don't know who will do it first or get it right first, but eventually we will see some kind of feedback as a standard feature of touchscreens.