Mobile Devices
Cool Haptic Implementations for Mobile Devices
Growth in the touchscreen market has accelerated adoption of haptics in mobile phones. Through world-class partners such as Samsung, LG, Nokia and others, Immersion's haptic technology is moving from a nice-to-have consideration to a fundamental design requirement for next-generation mobile devices. We live in an increasingly touchscreen world and our haptics bring these screens to life.
Samsung Galaxy S II
Samsung Unveils Next-gen Galaxy S II at Mobile World Congress 2011
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Samsung kicked off Mobile World Congress 2011 by announcing the new Samsung Galaxy S II (Model GT-I9100). This Samsung successor to the much-loved Galaxy S will pack a serious punch when it comes to new features offered. Based around a 4.27-inch WVGA Super AMOLED Plus tactile touchscreen, the Galaxy S II runs a 1GHz Samsung dual-core processor in a chassis that’s just 8.49mm at its thinnest point making it the thinnest smartphone around.
Samsung Galaxy S
One of the First Advanced Android Smartphones to Feature Haptic Feedback
“The haptic touch dial pad has large, easy-to-read alphanumeric keys. Similarly, the well-spaced haptic touch QWERTY keyboard is possibly the best of the Android phones thus far...”
—Stewart Wolpin, Digital Trends
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7-inch
Seven Inches of Android Slate
"After spending the last couple of days with the Galaxy Tab, we can confidently say it's the best Android tablet on the market." " Its crisp display, compact form factor, touch-friendly software and dual cameras undoubtedly have what it takes to win over the average tablet seeker."
—Engadget
LG Optimus 3D
LG’s Optimus 3D takes the crown as the world’s most powerful smartphone
Check out our Partner News for more articles on the LG Optimus 3D, including benchmarks performed by AnandTech..
At MWC 2011, LG unveiled the world's first 3D capable phone, the LG Optimus 3D. It has a 4.3" LCD capacitive touchscreen with haptic feedback, 480x800 pixels of resolution, with a glasses-free 3D parallax barrier screen technology and two 5MP cameras on the back.
LG Optimus Black
“Feel” the world's thinnest smartphone
The company says the new phone's 4-inch haptic screen uses a new display technology called NOVA, which it says takes up less space in the phone's design and provides a brighter, clearer interface for the user.
You could "feel" the design with LG Optimus Black – slimmed down to a mere 9.2mm in thickness and record-breaking 109g in weight. The four standard touch-sensitive Android buttons are out at the bottom of the phone once more, with LG’s familiar ‘pop-out window’ style menu key on the left-hand side.
LG Optimus 2X
World's first smartphone with a dual-core CPU
"The world cried out for a dual-core smartphone and LG and NVIDIA answered the call. Check out our Engadget's review of the LG Optimus 2X.
The LG Optimus 2X comes with a 4 inch WVGA display with touch-sensitive controls and is powered by a ARM Cortex 9 dual core 1 GHZ processor and a Nvidia Tegra 2 chipset.
Nokia N8
Flagship Symbianˆ3 Smartphone
“The haptic feedback – a vibrating response which confirms your input has been recognised – is the most effective on any phone, delicate but definite.”
—David Phelan, The Independent, September 16, 2010
“Haptic feedback is soft yet noticeable – I feel this is the best implementation on a smartphone so far.”
—Da Alpha Dog, Malaysia Mobile Tech News, September 4, 2010
“...the touchscreen was fast and responsive, and there was a pleasant little haptic kick back when you scrolled past the end of the page and it sprung back to the end.”
—Nick Broughall, Gizmodo, June 25, 2010
“Nokia has also implemented haptic feedback: button-presses are accompanied by a short vibration – just that extra little peace of mind to involve the user a bit more and let them know something is happening.”
—Christo van Gemert, ITWeb, August 17, 2010
“Kinetic (or inertial) scrolling is now available throughout the interface, which makes scrolling much easier. The screen also gives a vibration feedback when you touch it and as usual the vibration feedback on Nokia phones is just perfect.”
—Prasad Naik, UTV techtree.com, August 9, 2010
“Typing, browsing and navigating on the Nokia N8 is superb and Nokia has really outdone itself in this department. There is no lag whatsoever, scrolling through menus and folders is smooth and typing is an absolute breeze.”
“All in all though, the Nokia N8’s touchscreen keyboard is absolutely brilliant. We really can’t praise it enough – and our device was a pre-production one as well!”
—Richard Goodwin, KnowYourCell.com, August 20, 2010
Nokia N8
Synaptic Fuse
Next-Generation Mobile Phone Concept - the First Squeezable Haptic Phone
“The phone, which debuted in 2009, combines finely tuned haptic feedback, multi-touch capacitive sensing (there are sensors on both the sides and back of the phone), 3-D graphics, and force, grip, and proximity sensing.”
—Ariel Schwartz, Synaptics on the Future of Touchscreen Technology, Fast Company, August 23, 2010
“...they respond to touch to produce a responsive interactive interface unlike any other phone on the market today.”
“The back touch interface is locally haptic, too – that is, rather than the whole phone vibrating when you hit something (like a bubble in this case, or, more likely, a key in a real phone!), only the area directly under the finger that triggered the event vibrates”
—Mike Evans, Mobile Mentalism, January 11, 2010
“The Synaptics Fuse takes multitouch capacitive sensing and throws in force, grip and proximity sensing, along with haptic feedback and 3D graphics. The end result is a squeezable smartphone that spreads its sensors not only across the touchscreen but down the sides, too, so as to be fully usable even with just one hand.”
—Chris Davies, Slash Gear, December 14, 2009
“This platform will have a full arsenal of sensors that will be used to provide users with a haptic touchscreen experience unlike any other. The Fuse will have a touch sensitive back panel, touch and pressure sensitive side strips, and a cutting edge new touchscreen leading the charge on the face of the phone.”
—Nick Jones, Know Your Mobile, Feb 9, 2010
Toshiba Libretto W100
World’s First Dual Touch-screen Windows
Mini-notebook PC
“Speaking of that virtual keyboard, Toshiba has created six different layouts -- yes, six! You can check out some of those in the gallery, but the split keyboard is pretty cool if you want to just use your thumbs, and we're big fans of the haptic feedback.
—Engadget
Toshiba Thrive
Honeycomb Tablet Sports a Haptic Display and Laptop Features
Tablets are generally expected to be "thin and light" small computers with unobtrusive interfaces. While we've praised tablets like the iPad 2 and Galaxy Tab 10.1 for their sleekness and dinged the HP TouchPad for being too bulky, the Thrive poses an interesting question. Is a bulky tablet inherently a bad thing or can a tablet justify its extra mass? Read CNET's Thrive review.
"Inevitably, whenever a new tablet comes out, we find ourselves asking, "Why would you choose this over everything else?" And to be honest, in a marketplace with so many forgettable options it's not always an easy question to answer. In the case of the Thrive, at least, you've potentially got enough built-in reasons to count on both hands." —Engadget
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