Sensel
{{Short description|Electronics company based in California}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Sensel Inc.
| logo = Sensel_Logo.png
| type = Private
| industry = Computer hardware
Musical instruments
| founded = {{Start date and age|2013}}
| hq_location_city = Sunnyvale, California
| hq_location_country = USA
| founders = Ilya Rosenberg
Aaron Zarraga
| products = Sensel Morph
Touchpads
Haptic technology
Tactile sensors
Force sensors
| website = {{url|https://www.sensel.com|sensel.com}}
}}
Sensel is an electronics company based in Sunnyvale, California that builds touch input technologies . It was founded in 2013 by former Amazon engineers Ilya Rosenberg and Aaron Zarraga. Sensel's first product, the Morph, is a pressure sensitive input device for creative applications.{{Cite web|date=31 May 2018|title=The Sensel Morph trackpad is a digital creative's dream|url=https://www.engadget.com/2018-05-31-sensel-morph-trackpad-review.html|access-date=2021-03-23|website=Engadget|language=en-US}} In January 2021, it was announced that Sensel's touch technology would be incorporated in the touchpad for Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga laptop.{{Cite web|date=4 February 2021|title=Here's why haptic touchpad tech is the future of modern computing|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/sensel-haptic-touchpad-windows-pc|access-date=2021-03-23|website=Windows Central}}
History
Sensel co-founder and CEO Ilya Rosenberg met co-founder and CTO Aaron Zarraga while working at Amazon's Lab126. After leaving Amazon, the two founded Sensel in 2013.{{Cite web|title=How Two Ex-Amazon Engineers Invented a New Type of Customizable Force Interface|date=25 August 2015|url=https://gizmodo.com/how-two-ex-amazon-engineers-invented-a-new-type-of-cust-1726483301|access-date=2021-03-23|website=Gizmodo|language=en-us}}
Together, the pair invented a new type of force sensor that could be manufactured like a printed circuit board. Sensel used Kickstarter in 2015 to bring its first product, The Morph, to market.{{Cite magazine|title=This Modular Touchpad May Be the Future of Input Devices|language=en-us|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/08/sensel-morph/|access-date=2021-03-23|issn=1059-1028}} The campaign raised $442,648.{{Cite web|date=2018-07-27|title=Ten Of The Best MIDI Keyboards - Page 6 of 10|url=https://www.attackmagazine.com/reviews/the-best/ten-best-midi-keyboards/|access-date=2021-03-23|website=Attack Magazine|language=en-US}} The Morph began shipping to its Kickstarter backers in 2017, and became available for direct purchase later that year.{{Cite web|date=2 November 2017|first=Simon|last=Arblaster|title=Sensel Morph wants to be the last controller you'll ever need and is available now|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/sensel-morph-wants-to-be-the-last-controller-youll-ever-need-and-is-available-now|access-date=2021-03-23|website=MusicRadar|language=en}}
In 2019, Sensel began shipping its first new Morph Overlay since its Kickstarter campaign, the Buchla Thunder Overlay, which was created in partnership with synthesizer and MIDI controller manufacturer Buchla U.S.A.{{Cite web|date=25 April 2019|first=Simon|last=Arblaster|title=Sensel's Morph controller now comes with an official Buchla Thunder overlay|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/sensels-morph-controller-now-comes-with-an-official-buchla-thunder-overlay|access-date=2021-03-23|website=MusicRadar|language=en}}
In 2021, Sensel announced its new touchpad demonstration kit with touch, force, and haptic technologies.{{Cite web|title=Sensel haptic touchpad hands-on|url=https://www.engadget.com/sensel-haptic-touchpad-laptops-hands-on-morph-140013420.html|access-date=2021-03-23|website=Engadget|date=11 January 2021 |language=en-US}} It was also announced that Sensel's touch technology would be included in the touchpad for Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga laptop.
In May 2022, Sensel announced that it has discontinued the Morph and would not bring it back into production. The possibility of some new product at some future unspecified time was suggested.{{cite web|date=4 May 2022|title=News|url=https://morph.sensel.com/blogs/news/sensel-morph-sunset|website=morph.sensel.com}}
References
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External links
- [http://sensel.com Official Sensel website]
- [http://morph.sensel.com Sensel Morph website]
Category:Crowdfunded consumer goods
Category:Computer companies of the United States
Category:Computer hardware companies
Category:Computer peripheral companies
Category:Technology companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area