Wiimote Turns TV into Touchless MS Surface

RemyBR writes "User interface project allows you to control objects on a display using gestures, working like Microsoft's Surface but without touching the screen at all. Inspired by Johnny Chung Lee's work, the system requires you to wear Minority Report-style gloves equipped with infrared emitters on your fingertips. A Wiimote on top of the display keeps track of these IR LEDs, while the software can read the motion down to two-finger pinching gestures for image zooming."

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from tfa: it kinda works

[192939495969798999]

If the video crashes at some point, a quick recap: it kinda works. You can see at certain points, the images get dropped and it looks like it doesn't totally track perfectly with where the fingers vs. screen are. However, it is an awesome technology and idea... maybe with a couple of remotes you could triangulate more precisely and get that true 'minority report' feel... just what i need for my tri-monitor setup :)

Re:What style gloves?

[morgan_greywolf]

I love the Power Glove. It's so baaad. Oh, c'mon. This one's on YouTube for cryin' outloud. At least provide some linkage.

Updated video posted

[cynergylabs]

An updated version of this video has been posted to the Cynergy Labs Site. http://labs.cynergysystems.com/