VIdeos about Tactile Images

2 new videos about tactile images have been posted on the iFeelPixel website:

Tactile Images: feeling the relief of images (View the Flash video)

iFeelPixel beta 0.8: Cursor Speed Deceleration feature on a black/white chessboardThose videos explain and demonstrate the next cursor speed deceleration/acceleration features, developed in collaboration with INRIA.
iFeelPixel software can simulate pseudo-tactile sensations without a haptic interface.

iFeelSmiley will be removed, but replaced by iFeelPixel chat

iFeelSmiley will be removed from iFeelPixel software (next version: 0.8), because Instant messengers (Yahoo, MSN, AOL, ICQ) are updated too often and too many changes occur to make a stable feature. But fortunately this old feature is replaced by iFeelPixel chat, provided by UserPlane.

iFeelPixel software will start more quickly, because Internet Explorer component is not anymore used to grab text and emoticons from Yahoo Messenger.

Tactile Images: feeling the relief of images

Have you ever dreamt of feeling the relief of images with a simple mouse?
Now, it's possible!
http://www.inria.fr/tactiles/index-eng.html

By Dr. Anatole LECUYER
Research Scientist
INRIA - SIAMES Project
http://www.irisa.fr/siames/GENS/alecuyer/page1.html

Pseudo-Haptic Feedback project
http://www.irisa.fr/siames/GENS/alecuyer/projets_pseudo.html

This pseudo-haptic technology will be implemented into the core of iFeelPixel software to enable the universal triple-access by vision, audio and touch on the World Wide Web.

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iFeelPixel Association

Interactive Accessibility by TouchSense technology
www.ifeelpixel.com

Feeling Bumps and Holes without a Haptic Interface

The Perception of Pseudo-Haptic Textures would be available soon.
A. Lécuyer, J.M. Burkhardt, L. Etienne, "Feeling Bumps and Holes without a Haptic Interface: the Perception of Pseudo-Haptic Textures", ACM Conference in Human Factors in Computing Systems (ACM SIGCHI'04), April 24-29, Vienna, Austria, 2004.

View abstract and introduction on iFeelPixel Forum:
http://www.ifeelpixel.com/forum/

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iFeelPixel Association

Interactive Accessibility by TouchSense technology
www.ifeelpixel.com

EuroHaptics 2006

For your information:

EuroHaptics 2006 is to be held in Paris, France. It is being organised by Abderrahmane Kheddar. More information can be found on the EH 2006 webpage. Updates coming soon!

Best Regards,
iFeelPixel Association

Interactive Accessibility by TouchSense technology
www.ifeelpixel.com

iFeelPixel version 0.7.3: copy, search and feel!

Greetings!

This is to inform you that iFeelPixel beta 0.7.3 (Stable version) is available at: www.ifeelpixel.com/download/

If your version is outdated, please update to the most current version.

What's new in this version?
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- Tactile symphony for color detection (musical notes)
- Instant look-up clipboards:
monitor, remember and parse private clipboards
- Automatic search for media files (copy, search & find)
- Local search
- Web search

- Timer interval updated, value by default: 10 ms
- Constant force for Edge option (full force feedback mouse required)
- Sound updated for Edge, line, corner, texture, color, iFeelSmiley options
- Internal PC speakers improved with speed rate in percent
(For Edge, line, corner, color options)

A full list of changes in this version can be found at:
www.ifeelpixel.com/download/whatsnew7.htm

Important points to keep in mind:
- iFeelPixel software makes accessible and interactive all the web content
and visual environment through touch and hearing.
- It is an universal application designed to create automatically
audio-tactile sensations based on pictures elements.
- It works in parallel with existing access technology.

Find more informations at: www.ifeelpixel.com/description/

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iFeelPixel Association

Interactive Accessibility by TouchSense technology
www.ifeelpixel.com

iFeelPixel blog service

Dear iFeelPixel users,

The iFeelPixel blog is officially open.
You will find here last news and informations about iFeelPixel development.

Stay connected to iFeelPixel blog for future announcements!

Best Regards,
iFeelPixel Association

Interactive Accessibility by TouchSense technology
www.ifeelpixel.com