Samsung Launches Cell Phone with "Haptic Feedback" in Korea
March 25, 2008 11:36 AM | Samsung | Comments (0)
| Samsung has launched the Anycall Haptic which looks like a thinner version of Apple's iPhone, however, it adds a new dimension to the touch interface. The Haptic was been launched in South Korea and has a large touch-screen display that also provides haptic feedback, which is information transmitted via the sense of touch, when using certain functions on the device. For example, when the volume of the radio is changed, the phone simulates both the sound and feel of the "clicks" on an old-style volume knob on a real radio. The Haptic comes with 22 kinds of vibration in total built into the phone. The Anycall Haptic has a 3.2-inch widescreen display, a 2-megapixel digital camera, full Internet browser, Bluetooth 2.0 and terrestrial digital TV reception. It cost US$700 to $800 in South Korea. Samsung hasn’t announced if it might be available elsewhere. The Haptic is the second new handset launched in South Korea that plays on the sense of touch. LG Electronics' LG-SH240 has a layer of silicon over the front of the phone to give it a little elasticity and make it feel to users like they're touching human skin. |  |
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