Nokia presented the so-called Haptikos system, the first tactile touch screen. The haptic feedback on this touch screen supposed to be quite similar to a normal keyboard.
The technology behind the system is quite simple. There are two piezoelectric sensor plates arranged behind the display. The display itself is additionally equipped with a free movement of 0.1 mm. The fine-tuning of the system proved to be the largest challenge, as it was the feeling of a real key stroke to be exactly reconstructed.
the Haptikos system on a Nokia N770 internet tablet
A journalist from the Red Ferret Journal was able to get the hand on the system installed on a Nokia N770 internet tablet. He was very impressed by the effect. The feeling on the touch screen is indeed like on a real keyboard.
Nokia plans to introduce the tactile touch screens with its new S60 series in the year 2008.
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