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SPIDAR
SPIDAR (Space Interface Device for Artificial Reality) is a string-based haptic interface family developed at Tokyo Institute of Technology, using motor-driven strings to track the hand and apply force feedback in virtual environments.
Steam Controller (2026)
Valve's second-generation Steam Controller (2026), successor to the discontinued 2015 model: dual haptic trackpads, TMR thumbsticks, gyro with Grip Sense, $99, ships early 2026 with Steam Machine and Steam Frame.
Steam Frame
The Steam Frame is a standalone virtual reality headset developed by Valve, launched in September 2026 for wireless streaming of a PC's Steam library, replacing the Valve Index.
Stylus
A stylus is a pen-shaped input device used to point, write, and draw on screens, ranging from simple conductive tips to powered pens reporting pressure and tilt.
Tab key
The Tab key, or tabulator key, is a standard keyboard key named for the typewriter tabulator. It inserts a tab character, advances cursor to tab stops, or moves keyboard focus between controls.
Teltonika
Teltonika is a Lithuanian technology group founded by Arvydas Paukštys in 1998 that designs and manufactures Internet of Things devices for telematics, networking, telemedicine, and EV charging.
Thunderbolt (interface)
Thunderbolt, first developed by Intel as Light Peak, is a connectivity standard carrying data, video, and power over a single cable, launched in 2011 and now using the USB-C connector.
Touch typing
Touch typing, also called blind typing, is typing without looking at the keyboard, with each finger assigned its own keys and speed built through muscle memory.
Touchpad
A touchpad, also called a trackpad, is a flat finger-operated pointing device built into laptops, using capacitive sensing to turn finger movement into cursor motion, clicks, scrolling, and multi-finger gestures.
Touchscreen
A touchscreen, or touch-sensitive screen, is an input device built into a display that registers a finger or stylus, now standard on smartphones and tablets and widely used in kiosks, vehicles, and medical equipment.
Trojan Room coffee pot
The Trojan Room coffee pot was a Cambridge coffee machine monitored by a live camera from 1991 to 2001, widely recognized as the world's first webcam.
TV tuner card
A TV tuner card, also known as a TV card, is an expansion card or USB adapter that receives broadcast TV signals on a computer for display, recording, or time-shifting.
Universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter
A universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter (UART) is a hardware block that converts bytes to a serial bit stream over an asynchronous link with no clock line, both ends agreeing in advance on bit rate and frame layout.
USB
USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an industry standard for connecting and powering peripherals over a cable, introduced in 1996 and now spanning data rates from 1.5 Mbit/s to 80 Gbps.
USB 3.0
USB 3.0, also known as SuperSpeed USB, is the third major version of the Universal Serial Bus standard, released in 2008 with a 5 Gbps rate.
USB hardware
USB hardware is the physical layer of the Universal Serial Bus, comprising connectors, cables, host controllers, hubs, and devices, with data rate, connector type, and power delivery specified independently.
USB On-The-Go
USB On-The-Go, or USB OTG, is a USB supplement from 2001 letting devices like phones and cameras act as limited hosts, connecting directly without a PC.
USB Power Delivery
USB Power Delivery (USB PD) is a USB-IF charging specification, first published in 2012, that lets devices negotiate power over USB Type-C at up to 240 W.
USB-C
USB-C, formally USB Type-C, is a reversible 24-pin USB connector standard finalized by the USB Implementers Forum in 2014, now common on phones, tablets, and laptops.
USB4
USB4 is a Universal Serial Bus specification published by the USB-IF that tunnels USB 3.x, DisplayPort, and PCIe traffic over a single USB-C cable at up to 80 Gbit/s.
VGA connector
The VGA connector, formally designated DE-15 or HD-15, is a 15-pin analog video connector introduced by IBM in 1987 with the PS/2, and it long remained the PC industry's standard video interface.
Video Toaster
The Video Toaster, also known as the NewTek Video Toaster, was a 1990 expansion card that turned a Commodore Amiga 2000 into a broadcast-quality video production system.
Wacom
Wacom Co., Ltd. (株式会社ワコム) is a Japanese technology company, founded in 1983, best known for its EMR pen tablets and pen displays used by artists and designers.
Webcam
A webcam, also called a web camera, is a compact digital video camera connected to a computer or phone for video calls, streaming, and simple photography.
Windows key
The Windows key is a modifier key on PC keyboards, introduced in 1994 on the Microsoft Natural Keyboard, that opens the Start menu and triggers shortcuts.
Wireless USB
Wireless USB (WUSB), marketed as Certified Wireless USB, is a cable-replacement standard from the USB Implementers Forum carrying USB 2.0-speed connections over ultra-wideband radio before its supporting WiMedia Alliance dissolved in 2009.
Xbox controller
The Xbox controller, also called the Xbox Gamepad, is Microsoft's gamepad line for Xbox consoles and PCs, made since 2001 and the most used controller on Steam.