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Project-Natal-Style Interface For Mobile Phones

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the future-is-nowish dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The University of Tokyo is developing a Project-Natal-style interface for mobile phones, which allows you to interact with a phone by waving your finger around. Members of the Ishikawa-Komuro Lab have used a high-frame-rate camera to track the motion of a finger and recognise input gestures. The touchless interface can be used to navigate around a phone's screen and even to type."

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  1. Wow, that's stupid by drinkypoo · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I can understand the appeal of Natal because it lets four people interact with a piece of hardware without holding anything. But if you already have to hold the phone, it seems more than a bit ridiculous to be finding ways to not touch it with your other hand. It's like finding a way to chew your food without it touching your tongue...

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    1. Re:Wow, that's stupid by 19thNervousBreakdown · · Score: 2, Interesting

      How often did people fly before airplanes?

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