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GLOBAL HAPTICS
 
   
 

We invented the ORB, the premier 3D input device for entertainment and a thousand other uses.

Here's what people who have tried it say about the Orb:

 

"I really liked the Orb if you get this out and selling I will definitely buy one "

"I think the Orb is really fun & acts like a new simulator like guitar hero, rockband, etc. It's so addicting!!!"

"Futuristic“

"Awesome"

"WEIRD"

"Powerful simplicity"

"Compelling and unique"

 

 

NEWS:

June 08. You asked for it and we can deliver. A $69.95 Orb is possible within 6 months of presale order. Help us meet our target presale quantity and qualify for this incredible offer!

May 08. Global Haptics won a coveted presenters slot at the 2008 Technology Venture Corporation's annual Equity Capital Symposium. The event included participation from a significant number of venture capital firms from around the country. At the event, GH's senior haptic hepcat showed the audience the results of a recent test market of the Orb, in which all, that's right, all respondents, found the Orb had remarkable appeal as a game controller.

October 07. The Orb evaluation from Microsoft

Fall 07, All Orbs now come with full thumbstick capability, for added complementary control and menu selectioning! Alternately, users can get the Orb with 2 axis tilt sensing.

December 06, The Orb can now play music (alpha capability).

July 06, Global Haptics offers free WINGS(tm) sculpting software with latest Orb.

March 06, Global Haptics and Biz Viz. Global Haptics was part of a special consortium that includes the Intel Innovation Center in Albuquerque, as well as Sandia National Laboratories. The consortium aimed in part to utilize projection dome spaces in which view, scene, and object control are performed through the Orb by individual or multiple viewers.

January 06, Informal user group feedback overwhelmingly supports Orb as a real alternative to the controller options of today. In informal demos and talks, the 17 to 34 age demographic demonstrated rapid control mastery and indicated that if a variety of games or other software were available, they would purchase an Orb at an attainable price point.

The Orb® now works with the Torque Game Engine!