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Report Claims iPhone 6 Will Feature New Dynamic Haptic Feedback Technology
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Sounds a little like what people on here were saying a year ago about the rumor Apple would put a fingerprint sensor on an iPhone.
"Just a gimmick."
"HP put them on their laptops and they sucked."
etc.
I use Haptic feedback on my iPhone for typing - it allows me to type faster, and type without looking. And it just feels better using the device in general.
Going back to other devices without it sucks, period
I think Apple realizes this is not 2007, they can't afford to evolutionary and as they have been able to be, haptic feedback is more software feature than hardware, the sensors are just more for developers to use they are not gonna be selling points, the big feature they will push in this generation is screen size & sapphire. Look at past releases the non-S version normally have big changes like screen size, display quality, design changes, etc.
I saw a prototype screen at CES a few years ago that used haptic feedback. I ti really hard to describe, except to say it literally feels like you are running your fingers over buttons. The screen vibrates in this weird way as you move your fingers over the buttons, and it honestly feels like you are touching physical buttons. Slightly elevated buttons on the flat screen. I don't know how else to describe it, but seriously- if the next phone has this it really is amazing. I saw this about six years ago I think, and at that time it blew my mind. I would imagine the technology has progressed substantially since then.
OK found this- this is what I tried at CES- this Alpine receiver:
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-ChZGnkNuVxt/learn/reviews/20040420/mobile-alpine_ivad300.html
OK found this- this is what I tried at CES- this Alpine receiver:
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-ChZGnkNuVxt/learn/reviews/20040420/mobile-alpine_ivad300.html
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If this is true, I wonder if they had to license patents from Immersion. Those are the trolls who went after Microsoft and Sony for their rumble controllers back in the day. They pretty much own the haptic space, but don't really make anything themselves. That's why you hardly see anything haptic anymore, nobody wants to deal with them.
I agree. If done correctly, the haptic feedback would be amazing feature when used with the on-screen keypad. It NEEDS this.
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Not surprising considering it was on a gimmicky Samsung phone. Their lack of in-house R&D and engineering was the reason it failed. Watch when Apple does it right, Samesung's offering will get better all of a sudden.
True, but iPhone sell-through and turnover is at its hightest now as ever before. Even the refurbished secondhand aftermarket is strong.
Apple knows it can afford to sit back and relax and still sell high volumes of iPhones globally. They can afford to be evolutionary, just like the past few iterations have been.
Off Topic...
I wish the MacRumors Elves would stop using the mock up at the top of this story as it's pretty obvious now that the glass panels are not going to be a feature of iPhone 6 and that it will most definitely have the thicker bands as shown by the Russians.
I wish the MacRumors Elves would stop using the mock up at the top of this story as it's pretty obvious now that the glass panels are not going to be a feature of iPhone 6 and that it will most definitely have the thicker bands as shown by the Russians.
It would be more impressive if there wasn't alread another phone with with most of these features already but definitely nice to see apple catch up.
Funny how there are never copy cat comments in this forum when Apple comes out with similar features already on other smartphones.
Not that I care I love that they keep copying each other and making smartphones as a whole better. As a consumer I can't loose.
What forum are you reading? There hasn't been a new feature on any iPhone model that hasn't been accompanied by people on this forum pointing out which competitor phones had that feature first.
I'm with you on that.
It started at 9to5mac where they've shown these mock-ups as "gorgeous new renders", somehow implying that it was the real final design because of the Nikkei report that said something about glass inserts and thinner antenna lines, despite having much more credible evidence that it wouldn't be the case.
Funny how they've dismissed their own previous evidence for page clicks, since the idea that the thick antenna lines are supposedly just "placeholders" seems to be pretty popular among those in denial of the leaks we've seen before. (Showing renders with the thick lines wouldn't have generated as much traffic as we've seen them many times before).
What happened to the electrostatic haptic feedback thing?
There were rumours about it coming to the iPad3 some years ago and that did sound awesome - at least for gaming.
I think Senseg was the leader on that field.
There were rumours about it coming to the iPad3 some years ago and that did sound awesome - at least for gaming.
I think Senseg was the leader on that field.
iOS8 coding?
I'm no programer so if this is a dumb question, forgive me. But wouldn't we be seeing hints in the coding of iOS8 if this were true? Maybe not just wondering out loud.
I'm no programer so if this is a dumb question, forgive me. But wouldn't we be seeing hints in the coding of iOS8 if this were true? Maybe not just wondering out loud.
Sure they can. The iPhone 5S isn't exactly suffering for sales... it's the best selling iPhone EVER. Bookmark this post and come back and tell me "told ya" if I'm wrong. I'll give you an e-nod and tip of the hat if you are. But I'm a pretty savvy market watcher. Companies only toss in every feature imaginable plus the kitchen sink when they are desperate to hold or get marketshare.
The iPhone 6 will be as I said it will be... bigger screen will be the main feature plus the usual improvement. Don't count on lots of additional functionality. They'll save that for "6s."