Company unveils haptic EMP feedback keyboard at CES

from http://phys.org:

At CES, Strategic Polymers showed off what it calls "The Awake" a Bluetooth enabled keyboard that employs EMPs to provide feedback to the person typing.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-01-company-unveils-haptic-emp-feedback.html#jCp

San Francisco based Strategic Polymers has unveiled new haptic technology the company has developed at this year's Computer and Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. At a press conference, CEO Christophe Ramstein told those in attendance that his company has developed superthin electro mechanical polymers (EMPs) for use in smartphones and tablet computers.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-01-company-unveils-haptic-emp-feedback.html#jCp

San Francisco based Strategic Polymers has unveiled new haptic technology the company has developed at this year's Computer and Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. At a press conference, CEO Christophe Ramstein told those in attendance that his company has developed superthin electro mechanical polymers (EMPs) for use in smartphones and tablet computers.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-01-company-unveils-haptic-emp-feedback.html#jCp

Haptic Actuator suits touchscreen displays and surfaces.

from http://news.thomasnet.com:

>>Johnson Electric today announced an addition to its growing range of haptic actuator product for touch screen displays and surfaces.  Haptic feedback gives a user confirmation, through tactile sensations, that a selection has been made in any type of control system.  Launched under the Ledex-HA brand, the HA300 haptic actuator provides the highest G force rating with rapid response times for screens and displays > 375 mm in size.  The HA300 has a rated life of greater than 60 million cycles and acceleration to 20G.  The Ledex actuator has a low output frequency, which is ideally suited to human discernment and has controllable stimuli which allows for multiple haptic effects for different circumstances.

"Haptic feedback is emerging as an important factor for automotive and entertainment applications," said Jim Dick, Johnson Electric's senior vice president of Strategic Marketing.  "As haptic technology develops, it can also be deployed in medical devices, business machines and industrial controls," he added.

New polymers magically transform into haptic buttons and speakers

from http://dvice.com:

>> A company called Strategic Polymers has just announced (and demonstrated to us) a handful of prototype devices that use electromechanical polymers to generate pushable buttons, haptic feedback zones, and even speakers on cellphones and computer peripherals on demand. It's amazing.

'phablets', chips to drive Samsung fourth quarter profit

from Yahoo: 

>>Shipments of Samsung's flagship Galaxy S III, which overtook the iPhone 4S in the third quarter to become the world's best-selling smartphone, are likely to have slipped to around 15 million in the last quarter from 18 million in July-September. But estimated sales of around 8 million Galaxy Note II phone-cum-tablets, or 'phablets', should more than make up for that - pushing overall smartphone shipments to around 63 million, analysts estimate.

Continental

http://www.conti-online.com/generator/www/com/en/continental/pressportal/themes/press_releases/3_automotive_group/interior/press_releases/pr_20120109_haptic_en,version=1.html

To make the operation of touch elements even safer and more effective for motorists – whose primary task is, after all, to keep their eyes on the road – Continental is focusing on tactile (i.e. haptic) feedback from touch-sensitive surfaces. For example, slight counter-pressure from the display on the driver’s finger indicates that an operating step has been performed successfully, making it unnecessary for the driver to look at the screen again.  

http://www.cst.com/Content/Events/downloads/euc2012/Talk_3-3-3_CST_EUC_2012.pdf

 Development of a planar actuator for active haptic feedback in an automotive environment

Target: haptic feedback when you expect to have haptic feedback, and stiff when you expect it to be stiff!

Different haptic feedbacks generated by electronic module

visteon e-bee

http://e-bee.visteon.com/_library/_download/e-Bee%20Decorative%20Control%20Panels%20Tech%20Sheet%20Nov%206%202012.pdf

Low to no wobble rotary devices built off platform design allows precision tuning of haptic feel

 http://www.wfsb.com/story/20506571/visteon-to-demonstrate-automotive-innovations-at-2013-international-ces

This "touch with intent" capability is enhanced with visual and audible feedback and will be expanded on future implementations with tactile feedback.