Haptikos technology by Nokia – hardware keyboards in the past

Reportedly, after 10 years Nokia is almost ready to introduce its new technology Haptikos. It provides more tactile sensation when you touch the screen, not just vibration. Thus while you type you feel the same as when you work with ordinary buttons.

Roope Takala, Senior Program Manager at Nokia’s research labs, has demonstrated the technology on Nokia N770 Internet tablet. He explained that the technology is simple enough, they inserted two small piezo sensor pads under the screen and engineered in a 0.1-mm movement in the screen itself. It took time to fine tune the movement and response to mimic exactly the sensation of pressing a real key. The source said the new Nokia’s smartphones with S60 Touch interface will support Haptikos.