The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are Apple's most advanced iPhones yet, with one of the biggest upgrades being that the devices now allow users to input different controls based on how hard they press the screen. That feature is called 3D Touch, and it's very similar to the Force Touch feature that was implemented into the MacBook trackpad earlier this year.

Apple Stores in New York and San Francisco aren't just using iPhone models to show users the new features, however, and have announced that users can give 3D Touch a try using 3D Touch tables that are being dubbed Force Touch tables.

The tables essentially have iPhones on top of a glass surface. The displays of the iPhones show fish swimming around, and when the user touches one of the displays, ripples of water flow out from the iPhone onto the table.

It's important to note that the table itself doesn't offer a touch surface, but instead extends feedback from the iPhone.

3D Touch and Force Touch are expected to completely change the smartphone industry, and rumors of other smartphone manufacturers making similar features for their smartphones have already surfaced. Many expect smartphones featuring Force Touch-like features to be released around CES.

The reason it's such a big deal is because it offers a whole new level of input for users, which could be a very interesting for things like gaming, in which users could control different aspects of the game by pressing down a little harder on the display.

Apple hasn't given any specifications about how the table works, however, only two of them are in existence and can be checked out in the New York or San Francisco Apple Stores.

You can check out a video of the Force Touch tables in action below.

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