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German Researchers Show Off a Gesture-Based Interface

Posted by timothy on from the amazon-patent-trolls-crouch-and-drool dept.

smitty777 writes "The folks at the Potsdam University have developed a user interface based completely on hand gestures. A small(ish) device worn around the neck is used to track the hand position, allowing the user to draw, type, or gesture in the air. You think it looks ridiculous when you can't tell that folks are talking on a cell phone? Imagine a bus full of people gesturing in thin air. Also, don't forget to turn this thing off, or it will look like your cat was walking on your keyboard." Update: 06/11 00:54 GMT by T : This informative comment (kudos!) adds links to a video demonstration and the researcher's own site.

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  1. First post by NervousWreck · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'm guessing it would have the problems of the Palm OS graffiti alphabet only cubed.

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  2. Google Translate by by+(1706743) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Will finally be able to translate from ASL!

    Yeah, yeah, you're probably thinking, "you insensitive clod, I'm from _____." Or making up some clever joke about age/sex/location...