The title says it all. In response to all those people that complained about the iPhone's on-screen virtual keyboard lacking any tactile feedback, Malcolm Hall and Eve Hoggan from the University of Glasgow have come up with a haptic-feedback solution for the iPhone. It's strictly a prototype and is more a proof of concept than [...]

We’re getting geared  up for CES 2008 next month and we just can’t wait to see what lies in store for us on the showroom floor (not to mention all those after-parties!).  And, it seems that Samsung just couldn’t wait either. They’ve gone ahead and unveiled a couple new handsets in Ukraine - just in time to fill the recent tech-news void. The Samsung F490 should rock a 5 megapixel camera with a gorgeously huge 3.2 inch touchscreen display. The 432 x 240 resolution screen should also complement all that touchy goodness with some tactile feedback (presumably that pseudo-haptic , click-based feedback that we saw on the Samsung F700 Croix ). Details are slim at the moment, but we do know that this little beauty will be packing an HSDPA data connection (that’s right, it’s 3G). It’s probably not too much to believe that Bluetooth, external storage, and WiFi are in the cards for this handset either. Expect a price tag of around $600. The lower-end Samsung P720 should check in around the same time as the F490, and seems to be a variant of the Samsung P520 Armani phone. With a 3 megapixel camera, 2.6 inch touchscreen (also with tactile feedback), and dual SIM card support, the Samsung P720 is lower-end, but not exactly low-end. Bluetooth? Check. MicroSD card? Yup. Price-point? Something like $500, maybe lower. The two phones are slated for a Q1/Q2 2008 release, so they aren’t too far off on the horizon. And, we’ll most likely be seeing more of these two new touchscreen handsets with tactile feedback at CES 2008 in a couple weeks. Keep checking back for more details! [Via: Unwired View ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:First spy pics of the Samsung SCH-U470 swivel-phone?Verizon may have Samsung i760 world phone in the worksApple iPhone spotted in the Wild!Samsung SGH-i617 approved by the FCC; Is this BlackJack 2?Samsung A747 spotted on FCC website

Touchscreens. We’ve been touting them as the future of mobile tech , and Nokia is backing it full-on. The Finns have basically perfected the pressure-sensitive side of touchscreen technology in their “Haptikos” (which means “to touch”) touchscreen. Nokia’s haptic feedback touchscreen doesn’t just give you pseudo-feedback vibrations and clicks (Samsung F700, we’re looking at you ), the Haptikos system actually provides a physical “clunk” and audible “click” directly under the depressed key. Combined with 0.1mm of screen-travel, the Haptikos system delivers a real-keyboard touchscreen experience. Roope Takala, Senior Program Manager at Nokia’s research labs explains the tech: “We inserted two small piezo sensor pads under the screen and engineered in a 0.1mm movement in the screen itself. What’s taken the time has been fine tuning the movement and response to mimic exactly the sensation of pressing a real key.” We’re looking for the upcoming S60 Touch handset to rock this new Haptikos system, and we can’t wait to get our hands (and fingers) on it - literally. Haptikos a definite step in the right direction. But, don’t be fooled into thinking that Haptikos, or any haptic feedback system that doesn’t provide static tactile feedback , will help with no-look touch-typing. While Haptikos is about as advanced as haptic touchscreens get (so far) and gives you definite feedback of a key-press, touch-typing requires an actual “feel” for the keys. Regardless, Nokia’s Haptikos is going to be the cat’s meow when it hits the market. [Via: Red Ferret ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Chinese phone with WQVGA screen AND haptic feedbackThe first Chinese phone with haptic touchscreen feedbackApple patent filed for tactile touchscreen - raised, indented keysSamsung F700 Croix is pretty slick, slightly disappointingNokia files for patent application for "no-look" touchscreen controls