Feel It Baby
Logitech, the makers of those magic mice, have pulled another one out of the hat with the news that they are gearing up to offer…
Logitech, the makers of those magic mice, have pulled another one out of the hat with the news that they are gearing up to offer a new mouse that lets users to ?feel? different textures as they scroll across the screen.The iFeel MouseMan includes a motor that moves inside the plastic outer shell to let users “touch” digitised items. For example, moving the mouse over the strings of a tennis racket would produce a series of jerks. Logitech officials note that computing is now almost entirely visual, but in the future most Web pages could incorporate the sense of touch.This technology, based on the force-feedback technology used in military simulators and video games, could help online shoppers inspect merchandise more closely, for example. Skeptics say the technology is still too rough to have widespread appeal. We say, two senses are too few so bring on the fully-fledged ?Senseweb? for a truly immersive experience ...