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Not Dead yet, I feel Happeee! |
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Tuesday, 03 August 2010 06:44 |
It has been far too long, but that does just seem the way of things.
Tim and I are very much still alive and very much still working.
Between competitions, children and life in general updating this page just never seemed to be important enough.
There are quite a few things to report, and some bits I can't quite fill in yet.
We are going to be producing the belts for sale, and there will be a few variations available initially and more to come later. Those of you looking to get in on the first round will have to wait for the announcement, which is sadly a few months away yet. There are a few investment opportunities in the works, watch this space for updates on that as well.
Things I can tell you right now: we are moving to automated manufacturing! We are combining a few different tools with some robotic packages and getting as close to push-button manufacturing as we can get. We've also finished almost all of the design, and are now porting the application from Maemo (the Nokia N900 Operating System) to every smartphone we can find.
So far on the list to be ported to:
Android (likely 2.1, but we'll see how far back we can go)
iPhone OS (Gunning for the 3GS and 4)
Symbian Phones
Hit the contact link and let us know if your device isn't listed.
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An Explanation of Haptic Technology |
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Thursday, 25 March 2010 10:22 |
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So, while we pass the time waiting for the next prototype, actually the beta of the pre-production units, to be completed here are a few bits on what exactly Haptics are.
Easiest and most straight forward, the wikipedia entry on the subject. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haptic_technology
While the article is informative, it doesn't really expand on our focus. Really what we're doing isn't so much sensory replacement or virutalization, but actual sensory enhancement. This is the part where Tim rolls his eyes and I dig out my soapbox, so hold on true believers, let's get to it.
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What is the Haptic Guide? |
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 22:17 |
The Haptic Guide is an electronic belt that is capable of guiding you to the location of a geo-tagged photo without the need for any visual or audio cues. It connects to a Nokia N900 phone via bluetooth and uses a combination of compasses and GPS data to determine the direction and provides feedback to the wearer using eight small vibrational motors along the length of the belt.
Current Status
The Haptic Guide is in the prototyping phase. There are currently three working prototypes, and we have plans to further develop additional prototypes using different designs.
For more information on the prototypes, please visit the Nokia PUSH website.
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