Re:TeslaTouch - tactile feedback from touchscreen surface
by raphman on Tuesday December 07, 2010 @06:00AM
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TeslaTouch uses an effect that has been known since at least 1954 [1] and has been subject of some research so far. This does not mean that noone has IP on an implementation, though.
[1] Mallinckrodt, E., A. Hughes, and W. Sleator, Perception by the Skin of Electrically Induced Vibrations. Science, 1953. 118(3062): pp. 277-278. (from the academic paper on TeslaTouch)
[1] Mallinckrodt, E., A. Hughes, and W. Sleator, Perception by the Skin of Electrically Induced Vibrations. Science, 1953. 118(3062): pp. 277-278. (from the academic paper on TeslaTouch)