Microsoft filed a patent for an unusual innovation: a vibrating virtual reality floor mat. If this were to turn into an actual product, it could go a long way in stopping users from bumping into ...

John Houghtaling, who invented the best-selling Magic Fingers Vibrating Bed in 1958 from his Glen Rock basement, died Wednesday, according to a report in the New York Times. He was 92. Millions of the ...

John Houghtaling, inventor of the vibrating Magic Fingers bed that once was pervasive in motel rooms and became a cultural touchstone for a generation of American travelers, has died. He was 92.