“Apple’s next-generation iPhones and iPads could feature tactile feedback technology in the touchscreen displays, a research report from the stock brokerage and investment banking firm Feltl said Monday,” Patrick Seitz reports for Investor’s Business Daily.
“Feltl analyst Jeffrey Schreiner said he expects the upcoming Apple iPhone 6 smartphone and new iPad tablets will include haptic technology,” Seitz reports. “With haptics, users feel vibrations and other forces when touching virtual buttons on touch screens.”
“A big question is whether Apple will use in-house technology or technology from haptics provider Immersion (NASDAQ:IMMR). Immersion stock was up 8.5%, near a seven-month high of 12.50, in afternoon trading on the stock market today,” Seitz reports. “Schreiner puts the odds of Apple working with Immersion at 50-50 [vs. going in-house].”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Jaribbs” for the heads up.]
Doubtful. Too much battery drain.
Negligible impact since the battery will be bigger in both rumoured 4.7″ and 5.5″ iPhones.
Some of the bigger battery capacity will drive the bigger displays, but that makes haptic impact on battery life even more negligible, and could be offset by turning off the default typing sound that’s been with us since 2007.
The issue is not even battery, but the fact that there is no way to produce haptic effect without making screen scratch-prone and tamper with image clarity, colour accuracy and viewing angles. This is totally opposite to what Apple tries to achieve with sapphire crystal cover for the screen.
Isn’t this a rehash of last years guess that iP5s was to have haptic display.
Someday. Tactile feedback on touch screens seems more like a gimmicky power drain at this point, that will eventually mature into something useful enough to be added to the iPhone.
I think this year, the new iPhones are “just” going to have bigger screens, faster chips, and new OS.
Another “someday” feature I’m more excited about is hybrid LCD / electric ink display.
I’m still waiting for iTransporter.
Uh, proof anyone? Just because an analyst posits that this will be, without proof, his assertion is meaningless.
Why I bother to read the latest rumors remains a mystery.
Seems like a benefit for people with poor vision.
Not a problem to “hit” the buttons now.
Sounds like he just gave his clients a nice little profit.
Apple would never use someone else’s tech for such a huge shift.. They would have developed the shit out of it and made a well produced cheesy Johnny I’ve infomercial to introduce it.. Duh-
Nice try numbnuts…
Bingo
What about haptic technology from Senseg? They’re in Cupertino too, and Apple could easily have bought them under the radar. http://www.senseg.com
I have been asking for this for years! I wish that would be true! Now Samsung is working on it since this rumor is out now!
I would guess Apple would put it on their trackpads first. Maybe a virtual keyboard. One that could change to the app. That would be fun to watch the Microsofties tell people how a touchscreen PC is so much better.
Someday this will happen, and I hope it’s soon. Lack of tactile feedback is the one remaining deficiency in the whole multitouch approach. I don’t know if the technology is ready, but this is much more important than liquid metal, an “Iwatch”, etc.