Advances in haptics could allow blind people to feel objects that others can see, or allow visitors to a museum website to feel the shape and texture of an ancient object.

BBC: Promise of touch technologies

Like we said before: no pinch to zoom, but given the shape and texture of the surface, we're not sure we could pull it off even if the software allowed for it.

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With conventional 3-D graphics, the computer generates and stores data rendering the depth, shape, color, and texture of the entire house -- including walls, windows and doors that are out of sight.

FORBES: Comeback kid

For starters we have our own cuts, and we like to separate the different types of meat by its texture and shape, so for example what you guys call T-bone we actually divide into two different cuts: the boneless Lomo and the small steak Costeleta.

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