The Mi.Mu Glove
Imogen Heap’s state-of-the-art wearable tech lets you control sounds with your hands. The Mi.Mu Glove for Music will change the way we make music. (Videos)
Google files patent for gesture-controlled car
Google wants you to gesture when you drive.
Google wants to take advantage of our ability to make gestures. Google will be able to read and decipher any number of gesture commands by mounting a camera in your car’s ceiling and a laser in your dashboard. Swiping downward near your window will roll it down for you, while pointing to the radio will pump up the music.
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The end of the TV remote control
Designers are now employing built-in cameras and microphones to enable TVs to recognize your gestures, spoken instructions, and even individual faces.
For over 60 years the TV remote control has been a centerpiece of living rooms and the focus of family squabbles. But its age is showing — and new technologies built into the next generation of TVs may replace the old clicker.
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Orangutans Use 40 Gestures to Communicate
This must be orangutan speak for OK.
If an orangutan blows a raspberry, smacks you on the side of your body or gives you a nip on the arm, don’t worry. He’s simply asking if you want to play, it seems.
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Kobian The Emotional Humanoid Robot Unveiled
Aversion
Kobian, a “humanoid” robot, which can express seven human emotions, has been unveiled by researchers at Waseda University in Japan. (Video and pics after the jump)
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Microsoft To Launch Hands-Free Games Using 3D Camera Technology
The Microsoft Xbox 360 uses 3-D camera technology
The ultimate computer game that banishes handheld controls and allows players’ gestures to dictate the action on screen is to be launched by Microsoft.
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Conductive Ink Turns Your Bare Skin Into A Conductive Surface
Bare Conductive Ink
As our lifes are increasingly regulated by electronics and there is a drive towards the miniaturization and portability of electronics on and around the body it seems only logical to place electronic circuits on the surface of body. (Pics)
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The BERTI Robot Mimics Human Gestures
BERTI Robot
Developed by Elumotion and the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, the BERTI robot, recently on display at London’s Science Museum, was specifically created to mimic human gestures. The “gesture bot” was designed to use human gestures to compliment verbal communication with humans.
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Intuitive Touch Table
Eyeboard
Imagine a table that responds to your touch, gestures, and other objects placed on it. Imagine EyeBoard-the intuitive touch table! The next best thing in touch technology, the EyeBoard is user-activated and offers unmatched point-of-sale opportunities.
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