The Touchy-Feely Side of Telecoms

by Celeste Biever New Scientist, 26 Feb 2005 At the end of March 2005 Samsung will release a mobile phone with a difference. Not only will it be able to send images and streaming video, but the phone can vibrate in such a way that you can add the sensation of a playful tickle to your text message, or make the person on the other end of the phone feel as if their handset has slapped them across the face. Welcome to the world of haptics -- the technology of recreating touch and texture through artificial stimuli. Read the article