Immersion's haptic technology can be applied to virtually every digital experience including personal computing, entertainment, medical training, automotive interfaces, and three-dimensional simulation. Immersion's medical simulation systems allow healthcare professionals to improve their procedural skills and increase patient safety by using 'digital patents'. Immersion and its wholly owned subsidiaries hold over 100 issued patents worldwide. In addition to letting gamers feel the action on the screen, Saitek's Touch Force Mouse comes with the latest optical technology, eliminating the need for mouse pads and cleaning. More importantly to gamers, this optical technology offers fast, accurate response rates.
Users can actually sense the force technology with menus, icons, windows or browsing Web pages.
The Touch Force Mouse will be available in August. Saitek Industries initially built its reputation on smart products, establishing itself as the market leader with its Kasparov chess computers. Saitek has continued to build on its success with award-winning game controllers for the most popular gaming platforms. Saitek's vertical integration has allowed the company to react quickly to emerging market demands and ensure the highest quality control standards. Founded in 1993, Immersion Corp. develops and licenses advanced hardware and software technologies that let people use their sense of touch to better interact with the digital world around them.