haptics

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Moreover, haptics is the science of interpreting data obtained through touch.

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  1. In psychology and physiology, the science of touch: as optics is the science of sight and acoustics the science of hearing. As generally used, the term includes the physiology and psychology not only of the skin and the adjoining mucous membrane, but also of the kinesthetic organs (muscles, tendons. joints). As a general term for perceptions of touch in the widest sense, M. Dessoir [1892] suggests Haptics as an analogue of Optics and Acoustics. This he further divides into Contact-sense (including pure contact and pressure) and Pselaphesia … (including active touch and ‘muscle sense’). E. C. Sanford, Exper. Psychol., p. 1.

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  • Moreover, haptics is the science of interpreting data obtained through touch. —  AugustaChronicle.com: Top News and Blogs
  • Other companies (notably Motorola) do this using a technology called "haptics", exactly how the 9500 improves on this is not clear. —  Mobile Gazette
  • The field of haptics - integrating computing and the sense of touch - has been around for some time but has required gloves or mechanical devices to impart a sense of feeling. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • If you have to have many buttons, haptics is where it is at. —  Autoblog
  • So far, localized haptics (where the phone vibrates only when you touch a valid target) are rare, so the Dare isn't alone. —  MobileTechReview
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