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Apple patents 3D display with holographic images and Kinect-like gesturing

, Sep 13th 2011 Discuss [4]

Apple has just been granted 13 new patents today by the USPTO, with one of them involving an advanced 3D display and imaging system. This particular patent involves holographic images and Kinect-like gesturing in a 3D space that makes the recent iPhone 5 concept with the holographic keyboard seem not too far off. Read The Full Story

Qbo robot tweaked to be a music robot with gesture recognition for control

, Aug 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

We have talked about the cool little Qbo robot before. The little crowd sourced robot can be tweaked to do all sorts of cool stuff. Last time we mentioned the little bot it had been tweaked to recognize objects held in front of it. The bot has turned up in a new tweak that allows it to be used as a music player that will speak the name of your tracks and can be controlled with hand gestures. Read The Full Story

Qualcomm buys GestureTek gesture-recognition tech for Snapdragon

, Jul 25th 2011 Discuss [1]

Qualcomm has acquired a bundle of gesture recognition technologies from developer GestureTek, promising to integrate the systems into current and future Snapdragon chipsets. While the exact technologies in question are not specified - Qualcomm only says "certain intellectual property assets related to gesture recognition, as well as key engineering resources" - the systems are likely to allow for motion-based control of future smartphones, tablets and home entertainment devices, similar to what Microsoft's Kinect offers on the Xbox 360. Read The Full Story

MultiTouch Gestures and MicroGestures Coming from Apple

, Apr 12th 2011 Discuss [5]

Apple has been hard at work developing new multitouch gestures, and also making gestures more intuitive, according to multitouch related patents from Apple recently published by the US Patent and Trademark Office, and uncovered by PatentlyApple. The gestures have interesting names: Star, Crossbar, Ohm, Scoop and more. Read The Full Story

I-Voluce 46-inch Gesture Control Display has 3D depth sensing

, Mar 18th 2011 Discuss [0]

A company called Evoluce has unveiled an interesting and large display called the I-Voluce 46-inch gesture control display that has integrated 3D-sensing technology inside. The screen is 46-inches and has full HD resolution. The coolest part about the display is that the thing can be controlled using gestures from up to four meters away. Read The Full Story

MIT Lab Creates Recompose, A Gesture Controlled Surface

, Feb 14th 2011 Discuss [2]

There are more ways for using your Kinect than just playing games. Some folks over at MIT managed to create an actuated surface that can be gesture controlled--a system made possible by employing openCV, Kinect, and probably lots of brain power. Read The Full Story

Elliptic Labs Reveal Touchless iPad via TGUI Stand

, Dec 21st 2010 Discuss [0]

Behold, all you kitchen and otherwise dirty-handed users, here is a stand for iPad that'll keep your screen clean as can be. Is it some sort of instant clean screen? Nay! Is it a little elf that comes with you wherever you go to work the iPad instead of you? No way! It's a stand that basically turns your iPad into a completely touchless device. This is Elliptic Labs' Touchless Gesture User Interface technology, and they're banking on it taking the world by storm in just a few short days at CES. Read The Full Story

Gesture-Controlled Robot Arm Watches Video, Reacts in Near Real-Time [Video]

, Dec 15th 2010 Discuss [0]

There are several mechanical contraptions out there that use gesture-control to do what they do. But, just as with anything else, there's always room for some sort of improvement. This new mechanical arm, which is controlled strictly by gestures, is impressive in of itself, but also because of the cameras that are used to track the movements of the human operator. Read The Full Story

XTR and TI partner on next-gen touchless gesture control engine optimized for OMAP

, Sep 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

Few will argue that gesture controls on touchscreen devices is a bad thing. The only real downside to being able to swipe your finger across the screen of your MP3 player or your computer is that you end up with fingerprints and smears all over the screen. A company called Extreme Reality (XTR) has teamed up with Texas instruments to develop a next generation gesture control technology that is optimized for OMAP that doesn’t require the user to actually touch the screen. Read The Full Story

IDENT Technology Gesture Remote Features Gesture-Controlled Channel Surfing

, Sep 7th 2010 Discuss [2]

As you look at your living room table, there's a chance that you see a couple, or maybe even a few, remotes lying there. Or, maybe you can't even find one of your remotes, for whatever reason, and your TV's been on for the last couple of days. That could be solved if there really was only one remote to rule all of your needs -- so maybe this design concept, called the Gesture Remote, will get the job done. Read The Full Story

The Daily Slash: July 21st 2010

, Jul 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

It's the middle of the week already, but we're studiously counting down the days until the end of the month. There are going to be quite a few exciting things in August, and we're hoping for even a couple surprises, so you'll have to forgive our foresight. But, let's try to stay focused on the present, at least for a little while longer. Welcome to the Wednesday night edition of The Daily Slash. Tonight, in the Best or R3 Media, we've got Android 2.1 on a bevy of devices, more iPhone rumors, and absolutely no cellphones for prisoners. And then in the Dredge 'Net, we're getting better gesture control soon, Microsoft comes clean on Kinect and hardcore gamers. Read The Full Story
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