Power in the palm of your hands

Forget the TV remote and the games controller, now you can control anything from your mobile phone to the television with just a wave of your hand.

Researchers at Newcastle University and Microsoft Research Cambridge (MSR) have developed a sensor the size of a wrist-watch which tracks the 3-D movement of the hand and allows the user to remotely control any device.

Press release:
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/pre...

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[Sesquame]

Sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. When I can command ethereal musicians to perform for me and speak with compatriots from across the globe, simply by waving my hand in a certain patter, I have become a Wizard.

[GameRyuForum]

cool

[Andree Hadiwinata]

nice progress in technology but again it has a lot of room for improvement, let see this again in 2 - 3 years ahead

[TOMASO CRAVERO]

SI' ALLA TECNOLOGIA : NO ALL'UOMO-ROBOT !!! TECNOLOGIA UTILE ALL'UOMO NON SOSTITUIRLO !!!!

[drkoss]

This would be great like a game controller for oculus rift

[Jonatan Godoy]

that's cool i want one!

[Jarrod Cecil]

Incredible, but what about accidental input?

[Pippin Belshazzar]

Or search for Handsmart Mobile Augmented Reality User Interface on YouTube if the link is not working...

[Pippin Belshazzar]

Cool, but old. I remember this one, that doesn't even require the wrist: youtube.com/watch?v=UOAEOFRlCh­M