Haptic sensors (touch and feel) related to smartphones and tablets for gamers and those with sight or hearing issues have been a topic for years. Within the last year trade and scientific journals published by Google, Psychology Today and others have been reporting studies that show haptic devices can improve learning. The haptic sensor in the form of a tap to remote parts of the body (not fingers) has been used to learn typing, piano, and even CW.

While interesting from a psychology perspective a recent article suggested where this might be headed. Imagine the utility of being able to “text” by tapping a message on an Apple watch or read your SMS messages via a tapping that only you can feel?  The teacher, boss, or spouse would not suspect a thing.

If this goes viral there will no longer be a shortage of CW ops. Every child will be proficient by the age of  10…

Here is a link to a related article; https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-learn-morse-code-mdash-semiconsciously/

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