Full profile interview
28 Jun 2024

General Vibration
General Vibration Corporation is a US-based technology development and IP licensing company working in the field of vibrational technologies, particularly haptics. A significant focus is on the phase-based synchronization of haptic actuators for more responsive and efficient actuation than single actuator solutions.
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21 Jul 2022

Razer Acquires Interhaptics Revealing the Trend of Haptic Technologies
Razer, one of the leading global companies providing gaming hardware, announced the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Go Touch VR SAS, also known as Interhaptics, a French startup founded in 2017 and specialized in haptics tools and software. What does this tell us about trends in haptics?
Full profile interview
11 May 2022

General Vibration — Synchronising Multiple Haptic Motors
IDTechEx had an interview with John Houston, President and CEO at General Vibration. General Vibration is a US-based IP licensing and technology development company working in the haptic actuator field.
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Full profile interview
15 Jul 2021

Kyocera
IDTechEx interviewed Seiichi Karatsu, Atsushi Iwasaki, Daisuke Takahashi and Masanori Yamamoto from Kyocera about their activities in haptics, including their HAPTIVITY products and their latest work on haptics within in mold electronics.
Update interview
26 Nov 2020

General Vibration - Update
IDTechEx caught up with John Houston, Founder and CEO of General Vibration, about their latest progress. Our conversation came shortly after the launch of the PS5 from Sony and around the time of their filing of another key patent.
Topic overview
16 Nov 2020

Technology licensing in haptics
This premium article looks at nature and impact which this business model has within the haptics space. It also covers key companies such as Immersion which are prominent players within the industry and follow this model.
Full profile interview
22 Jul 2015

General Vibration
General Vibration are a small firm that hold design patents around a new type of motor for haptic feedback. Their Gemini drive involves dual motors, which are controlled in a way that allows shorter rise times than normal ERM motors.
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Full profile interview: Partners
22 Jul 2015

Precision Microdrives
PMD have worked with General Vibration in the design and early production of their Gemini drive.