iphone-haptics makes typing on the iPhone just a little more lively
Haptics are still more of a novelty than a necessity in the phone world (RAZR 2 owners, we know you're feeling us there), and if we could think of one single way to significantly increase the visibility of the technology and its mobile applications, it'd be to get it fired up on the iPhone -- a device where tactile feedback is definitely... shall we say, at a premium. Enter iphone-haptics, an app that's still in its teething stages but gives a sneak peek at the future of rumblin' keyboards on everyone's favorite Apple handset, letting users test out just what it feels like to be buzzed with every key press using a sample text editor. We're far from convinced that this is going to improve speed or accuracy for most folks -- not to mention battery drain concerns -- but hey, maybe the delightfully pleasant sensation alone is worth it. Who are we to judge?[Thanks, Suzy]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
byaah @ Feb 27th 2008 9:04AM
I don't see it helping too much on the iPhone. The click is good enough. Since the keys have no physical definition on the screen its not like you could type without looking anyway.
sockatume @ Feb 27th 2008 9:14AM
Works for the Viewty.
larry Friedman @ Feb 27th 2008 10:41AM
How is this necessary on the iPhone? Haptic feedback is most beneficial on screens with lower sensitivity where pressing the screen too lightly doesn't always register an action. The iPhone's screen is sensitive enough to where you can rely on the feel of you finger hitting the glass to know you have registered an action.
Its good on some phones, but its not needed on the iPhone.
Andrew @ Feb 27th 2008 10:58AM
I can't see how this could ever be useful since you need to be looking at the screen to type anyway.
storino03 @ Feb 27th 2008 12:35PM
Yet another iphone headline of a headline that was posted yesterday over the exact thing
--James
Richard @ Feb 27th 2008 3:57PM
I have phonepadvibrate on my Tilt. For you Jesus-phoners who don't know, the Tilt's dialer is screen-based as well.
So does it help? Yes - and the Tilt has no issues with screen sensitivity. But it doesn't do much for eliminating having to look at the phone.
Perhaps, if it vibrated differently dependign on which number you hit. Perhaps is I glue a little tit onto the screen where the 5 key shows up...
zebrum @ Feb 27th 2008 5:27PM
"rely on the feel of you finger hitting the glass to know you have
registered an action."
Erm I think you have completely missed the point. Its about feeling that your touch pressed a button that was displayed, and that the phone detected it. Hence it only vibrates when you touch a button if you touch anything else it doesn't vibrate. Also you can type faster when you feel that it is working.
Gib @ Feb 27th 2008 10:52PM
"but hey, maybe the delightfully pleasant sensation alone is worth it"
I have a co-worker and i know she would be all over this feature ;)