article_snippet.sent: (CNN)UltraHaptics is a young company with a big dream: changing the way we interact with electronic devices.
article_snippet.sent: a young company with a big dream technology creates tactile three-dimensional shapes literally out of thin air, using ultrasound.
article_snippet.sent: A company called UltraHaptics's tagline
article_snippet.sent: The rising tide of virtual reality seems unstoppable: Facebook's Oculus Rift and Magic Leap are leading the pack, but several other companies are readying devices in a field that could shake the foundations of electronic entertainment.
article_snippet.sent: But even though it is incredibly convincing, virtual reality completely bypasses the sense of touch: applying UltraHaptics' technology to it would allow users to not just see the virtual world projected in front of users eyes, but to touch it as well.
article_snippet.sent: Tom Carter, UltraHaptics' CTO, sees potential in the merging of these technologies: "The ability to put on your virtual reality goggles and not just explore visually and through your headphones, but also touch what you can see, is a really exciting possibility," UltraHaptics' told CNN's Nick Glass.
article_snippet.sent: Several devices can already be controlled with gestures, but UltraHaptics' add an extra layer of feedback, by generating the sensation of a force field:
article_snippet.sent: "Haptics is more than just the sense of touch.
article_snippet.sent: UltraHaptics, who have already built several prototypes and have demoed the technology to the public at the last CES in Las Vegas, say UltraHaptics, who have already built several prototypes and have demoed the technology to the public at the last CES in Las Vegas are working with 15 to 20 clients who are looking to incorporate tactile ultrasound into UltraHaptics, who have already built several prototypes and have demoed the technology to the public at the last CES in Las Vegas products.
highlights_snippet.sent: A company called UltraHaptics has developed a technology to create 3D shapes in mid-air .
  