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solid-state button . Jan 18, 2023

Haptic Buttons: What They Are and Their Impact on Smartphone Design

You probably remember the novelty of switching over from your flip phone to your first smartphone. As you marveled at the futuristic device, one of the first features to strike you was the absence of a mechanical keyboard. With a flat touch screen dominating the phone's surface, the virtual...

VR . Jan 11, 2023

Immersive Gaming: What It Is and How It’s Created

Immersive gaming no longer refers merely to games that you can get lost in. With the advent of sophisticated haptics and virtual reality (VR) technology, immersive gaming increasingly describes a holistic approach to gaming that allows players to get truly lost within a fictional world.

solid-state button . Dec 21, 2022

What Is Localized Haptic Feedback, And Why It's The Most Important Requirement for Solid-State Haptic Buttons

Localized haptic feedback is a type of haptic technology that allows specific areas of a device or surface to provide haptic feedback rather than the entire device or surface providing haptic feedback at once. This technology is used in various electronic devices, including smartphones and gaming...

SMARTPHONE HAPTICS . Dec 14, 2022

Why the iOS 16 Keyboard Haptics Is Draining Your Battery

If you run regular iPhone updates, do you ever notice the battery percentage dropping at unprecedented rates after downloading new software? If so, do you know why?

solid-state button . Dec 07, 2022

Introducing the Solid-State Haptic Button Interactive Design Layers

A solid-state haptic button is a fixed, non-moving control that combines force sensing with localized haptic feedback to replicate the feel of a mechanical switch. Because nothing physically travels, designers can build seamless, sealed device edges while gaining a programmable input surface — one...