Tuesday, 21. January 2003

Topic: - on January 21, 2003 at 4:53:51 PM CET

Mobiles get a sense of touch

Within a year you could be able to "touch" someone over your mobile phone. A US company called Immersion has adapted the sensory technology used in gamepads and joysticks to send physical sensations via a mobile. "We're thinking in terms of virtual touch," Immersion's Jeffrey Eid told BBC News Online. "Today you can't really physically touch someone across the phone. With this technology you can."

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