Immersion, a specialist in touch feedback technology, has introduced a TouchSense design kit for small touchscreens.

The kit comes with preloaded touch feedback "effects” and can be used to prototype touch feedback in products with touchscreens of up to 6 inches (diagonal).

The kit includes circuit boards, firmware, a touch feedback effects library, electromechanical components, and documentation to speed the design process. These components can be used to prototype touch feedback in various products, such as personal media players, personal navigation devices, desktop phones, multifunction printers, and handheld data collection devices.

A TouchSense design kit for larger touchscreens (up to 36 inches) used in machine controls, ATMs, kiosks, healthcare, and many other types of equipment is already available. 

See http://www.immersion.com

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