We've seen a number of efforts that promise to make touchscreens more tactile, but none quite like this so-called FingerFlux system developed by a team of researchers from Germany's Aachen University.

Disney researchers have developed a new technology which allows viewers to feel what they are watching on a screen by simulating textures. Could “textured” television and TV be far off? The tactile ...

A children's classic that already is a candidate for the all-time best feel-good book, 'Goodnight Moon,' has gotten a boost: Researchers printed the first 3D version of it, allowing visually impaired ...

Some of our readers might remember the new Tactus Technology called Tactus Morphing Tactile we featured back in August of last year, that was able to create a physical 3D keyboard on the flat screen ...

The film Minority Report is among the most prescient of recent science fiction movies. Not only did it predict personalised 3D advertising, but another of its concepts, that of interactive ...

Whereas touchscreens are one of the easiest interfaces to manipulate, their biggest downfall is the lack of tactile/haptic feedback. While you don't need resistance or vibration when scrolling up and ...

One of the last rumors swirling around the launch of what turned out to be "The New iPad," was that Apple was going to incorporate some form of tactile interface to the screen that would use some form ...

As pretty and colorful as they look on auto show floors, automotive touchscreens can be less than ideal when driving, often pulling the driver's eyes off the road and serving as a full-on distraction.

Touch screen interfaces are generally hard and flat. Impress tries to break from that tradition by making the display flexible. Allowing you to feel more like you are interacting with the display. In ...