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"The use of touchscreens in mobile devices is increasing as devices get smarter and need to convey more information, while at the same time still fitting into your pocket. To manage that paradox, we are seeing more 'all-screen, no keypad' devices where a virtual keypad is used. The problem is that people are not virtual — they need the physical feedback of real buttons. Applying tactile feedback technology to a touchscreen is an elegant step towards providing a solution to this problem."

 — Avi Greengart, principal analyst of mobile devices, Current Analysis, a competitive intelligence and analysis company

"Immersion's VibeTonz system is the most exciting opportunity to improve the usability of touchscreens that I have ever experienced. It has to be felt to be believed.

— Scott Weiss, author of Handheld Usability and president of Usable Products, an ease-of-use agency focused on usability research and design of handheld products   

“One of the biggest gripes we have with the current crop of touch screen phones has been the lack of tactile feedback. Though we're still waiting for the Apple iPhone, our experience with the NEC N908 tells us that manipulating a touch screen phone takes quite a bit of getting used to--you can't dial by feel and texting can be a pain. The Samsung SCH-W559 attempts to solve this problem, however, with the integration of Immersion's VibeTonez technology that provides tactile feedback in the form of tiny vibrations.”

— Nicole Lee, CNET editors’ take, Feb. 22, 2007, CNET.com