Touch feedback is a method of communicating tactile information to a user; a phone might vibrate slightly upon a button press or make an audible, palpable 'click.' With haptic feedback, everything about an interface becomes tactile and physical.
As any mobile web user knows, web pages are no longer formatted exclusively to be viewed on desktop and laptop computers. Increasingly, consumers use their smartphones to access the Web, and touch screen phones in particular offer several key advantages, both online and off.
As Web sites evolve, so does their formatting, with the objective usually being the clear and easy-to-read display of text and pictures. Touch screen phones, unlike their predecessors, allow the full face of the phone to be devoted to screen space.
Modern phones are major platforms for video services like Youtube and Google Video. When viewing video--be it a ten second Youtube clip or a three-hour film--a bigger screen is undoubtedly better. The same is true of video games developed for smart phones; furthermore, touch controls give game developers freedom to innovate newer, better methods of user input: touch screens allow for on-screen keyboards and controls to be reformatted according to user preference, updated aesthetics or functionality, or keyboards in different languages.
One qualm some consumers might have with touch screens is the potential loss of reassuringly solid physical buttons. Haptic feedback is one way of putting these fears to rest. Haptic feedback is a method of communicating tactile information to a user; a phone might vibrate slightly upon a button press or make an audible, palpable 'click.' With haptic feedback, everything about an interface becomes tactile and physical.
The advent of relatively cheap mass-produced touch screens has revolutionized the telephone industry. The only problem for consumers now is keeping up.
