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Turn your iPhone or iPod touch into a gamepad with stick-on buttons

by Sam Abuelsamid (Nov 7th, 2010)

Software developers have been able to do some amazing things with games on portable devices like the iPhone and iPod touch, but just as some people prefer to type on a physical keyboard, gamers occasionally miss using a gamepad. A Japanese company has come up with a stick on plastic nubs that you ...

iPhone Haptic Keyboard Prototype debuts

by Erica Sadun (Feb 26th, 2008)

For quite some time, people have been asking for a haptic keyboard on the iPhone -- a way to produce tactile feedback when a user taps or hovers over a key. If you've used the Wii, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. It's that sensory feedback that confirms you've selected a wiibutton. This ...