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- >In reference to Tactile Gloves, there was a booth at Siggraph where a
- >company named EXOS, Inc. from Burlington, MA displayed a glove which
- >used tiny vibrators to create tactile feedback.
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- I *believe*, though I am not positive, that they were using
- the small ticklers manufactured by TiNi Alloy Company in Oakland, CA.
- They use a shape memory alloy which returns to it's un-bent form when
- electricity is passed through it, so it is relatively easy to make
- very small pressure points with it. Seems like it could be easy to
- incorporate into a glove.
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- TiNi has an account on the well-- (TiNi@well.sf.ca.us :) ), and
- its RealWorld location is:
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- 1144 65th Street, Unit A
- Oakland, CA 94608
- Phone: (415)658-3172
- Fax: (415)658-3764
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