Final 12 months at AWE 2025, I attempted out the most recent haptic VR equipment from bHaptics together with a vest and gloves that should show you how to really feel extra immersed as you sport on the finest VR headsets.
At AWE 2026, bHaptics returned with a modest replace to TactGlove lineup that really helps the gloves really feel extra immersive.
The brand new DK3 gloves add new haptic motors on the backside of your palm. I used to be informed that avid gamers stated earlier gloves did not really feel as intense as a result of after your fingers, there wasn’t actually any suggestions spots till the wrist motor.
The set I attempted featured two motors on the palm for each the correct and left hand variations. I observed that the correct hand vibrated greater than the left within the pair I performed with.
The most important distinction I observed was within the new motor that sits on prime of your wrist on the DK3 gloves. The VCM motor is bigger and appears because the spokesperson stated, “crispier.”
The spaceship demo I attempted this 12 months is identical as final 12 months’s and it did really feel extra immersive in my proper hand with the brand new palm motors and the larger wrist motor. And sure, I did attempt to pet the cat once more.
Costs went up
Sadly, as with most issues within the final 12 months, costs have gone up.
The TactSuit Professional vest hasn’t acquired any updates however its worth went up $65. It now retails for $565 in comparison with final 12 months’s $499 beginning worth. The lighter TactStuit Air is now $320 up from $249.
In comparison with the older model the brand new DK3 gloves are an costly $385. And past the brand new motors all the opposite specs look like the identical.
All of bHaptics’ gear is obtainable now.
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