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CTT-Net TouchSense-enabled navigation systems

It’s been a while since we last heard about Immersion’s TouchSense technology for LCDs, but it looks like the tactile feedback technology has now managed to squeeze itself into one of its biggest potential markets, with CTT-Net now introducing a pair of TouchSense-enabled GPS units. In a visually busy and a potentially noisy environment, the tactile feedback can provide a (tactile) confirmation that the last command was executed. This feedback can replace or supplement a visual and audio feedback.

Aimed squarely at the Korean market, the CSN-7040 and CIN-7000 models each boasts 7-inch touch screens, and support for DMB mobile TV, along with the usual array of GPS and PMP features. But, of course, the real selling point is that tactile feedback, which Immersion says will “minimize driver distraction” by reducing the time spent glancing over at the unit. No word on pricing or availability just yet, it seems, or any word of the technology making into GPS units outside of Korea, though we’re guessing Immersion is far from giving up on that last point.

Tags: ctt-net, force feedback, ForceFeedback, gps, immersion, tactile feedback, TactileFeedback, touchsense