iPad 3 Rumored to Include Senseg's Haptic Display Technology
The iPad 3 is rumored to be including Senseg's haptic display technology, according to tech site Pocket-lint.
This new technology would give the tablet a new advanced tactile feedback system that could add a completely new sensory input to the device.
The different between this new technology and traditional haptic is that on the new one puts an electrical pulse behind every pixel where older versions create the sensation of physical touch with a small electrical stimulus.
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"In theory, this would effectively create a 2048 x 1538 Retina display with so-called "textured feedback," wrote 9to5Mac. "That is, it would add 'texture' to objects on the screen when touched."
Applications of this technology could be numerous and especially handy for both seeing and hearing issues, according to the site.
Games would also gain a whole new dimension if programmers were able to control screen pulses with a pixel-level accuracy along with providing sensory perception of textures by varying friction between the screen and the finger of the user.
The article where this information derived from stated that Apple has been in talks with a company known as Senseg who created an advanced haptic display technology called E-Sense. The relationship between the two cannot be confirmed until the iPad 3 is officially announced later on today.
"We won't be making any statements until after Apple's announcement," said a spokesman for Senseg.
Its senior vice president Ville Makinen recently provided Trusted Reviews with a major hint towards their collaboration.
He told the publication that Senseg is "currently working with a certain tablet maker based in Cupertino."
According to Makinen, the company hopes to "make a corrugated surface feel corrugated, a rough surface rough and a soft surface soft."
The iPad 3 will be unveiled by Apple at 10 a.m. PT at a media event hosted by the company. It should be for sale by next week.
