Monday, November 12, 2001		Bits & Bytes

Data glove: A glove equipped with sensors that sense the movements of the hand and interfaces those movements with a computer. Data gloves are commonly used in virtual reality environments where the user sees an image of the data glove and can manipulate the movements of the virtual environment using the glove.

Haptic interface: Communication, or interface, with a computer through a tactile method involving a device that senses body movement, such as a data glove.

Integrated circuit: Another name for a chip, an integrated circuit (IC) is a small electronic device made out of a semiconductor material. The first integrated circuit was developed in the 1950s by Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments and Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor.