
Haptics Are Officially Mainstream
Haptics just jumped from niche tech to Costco shelves, and that changes everything. I recently wrote about the haptic F1 movie trailer you could feel through your phone. And then Costco handed
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Haptics just jumped from niche tech to Costco shelves, and that changes everything. I recently wrote about the haptic F1 movie trailer you could feel through your phone. And then Costco handed

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