The year is 1997, and it’s around Christmas. You open your gifts to find a new accessory for your Nintendo 64. It’s called a Rumble Pak, a removable device that plugs into the back of your controller.

Apple previously deployed a feature called 3D Touch, which was first introduced with the iPhone 6S lineup in late 2015. This feature allowed for pressure-sensitive functions, such as holding a button ...

Next to sight and sound, haptics are one of the lowest hanging fruits for creating immersion in VR. But beyond the rumble we have in today’s VR controllers there’s lots of other immersive haptic tech ...

Haptics—technology that recreates the sense of touch—has long been a missing piece in digital interaction. Screens can show ...

Last month, Apple announced that, with its iOS 16 update, it is finally adding built-in keyboard haptics to the iPhone — haptics that will allow you to feel vibrations as you type. Previously, haptics ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gus Alexiou is a London-based reporter covering disability inclusion. Back in September of last year, Apple released a slew of ...

Mobile gaming has grown into a massive market over the past decade, with an estimated 2.9 billion players logging in to duke it out throughout 2022. This growth trend will undoubtedly continue in the ...

Mega-big automotive supplier Harman and British startup Ultrahaptics are partnering to create a haptic driver feedback system. Drivers who press virtual buttons and turn virtual knobs in mid-air would ...

I tried the Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike with the world's first haptic trigger system, and it already brought me closer to ...

Adding haptic feedback to displays in cars and trucks lets designers add “feel and texture” to buttons, as well as sliders to touchscreen elements, making it safer for drivers when interacting with ...

Tactile sensation is an incredibly important part of how humans perceive their reality. Haptics or devices that can produce extremely specific vibrations that can mimic the sensation of touch are a ...

How do you make two cars feel different? With an engine there are near-limitless permutations when it comes to cylinder number and layout, along with their bore, stroke and firing order, plus turbo- ...