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Wearable Depth-Sensing Projection System Makes Any Surface Capable of Multitouch Interaction. Researchers From Microsoft Research and Carnegie Mellon Create OmniTouch Technology. OmniTouch, a wearable projection system developed by researchers at Microsoft Research and Carnegie Mellon University, enables users to turn pads of paper, walls or even their own hands, arms and legs into graphical, interactive surfaces. OmniTouch employs a depth-sensing camera, similar to the Microsoft Kinect, to track the user's fingers on everyday surfaces. This allows users to control interactive applications by tapping or dragging their fingers, much as they would with touchscreens found on smartphones or tablet computers. The projector can superimpose keyboards, keypads and other controls onto any surface, automatically adjusting for the surface's shape and orientation to minimize distortion of the projected images.OmniTouch"It's conceivable that anything you can do on today's mobile devices, you will be able to do on your hand using OmniTouch," said Chris Harrison, a Ph.D. student in Carnegie Mellon's Human-Computer Interaction Institute. The palm of the hand could be used as a phone keypad, or as a tablet for jotting down brief notes. Maps projected onto a wall could be panned and zoomed with the same finger motions that work with a conventional multitouch screen. Harrison was an intern at Microsoft Research when he developed OmniTouch in collaboration with Microsoft Research's Hrvoje Benko and Andrew D. Wilson. Harrison will describe the technology on Wednesday (Oct. 19) at the Association for Computing Machinery's Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) in Santa Barbara, Calif... Read the full story »
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OmniTouch: Wearable Multitouch Interaction Everywhere WWW.GOODNEWS.WS

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[theomania61]

very high potential

[ShadowZinger]

this is breakthrough

[charredcheese]

2:27 "Get fu-"

[TheJacksonpires1]

@MrSYSTEM20 uhhmm soo ignorant... this is a prototype obviously its going to be smaller or be more adapted on the future KID.

[richiep100]

For those people who sneer, I don't think this is a finished device. It is a riff on potentials. A hack, as they are known. Yeah it looks stupid. But this is off the shelf kit. You could buy it all for less than £400. At least people are being creative ... now it's your turn.

[infamous295]

Lmfao what a stupid "future"device

[hollyfiander]

i'll stick with a blackberry for now. hahaha.

[mariamchili]

It's our future! Wait a few :)

[MrSYSTEM20]

oh yeah..I want to walk around with that contraption mounted on me JUUUUSSSSSTTTTT so I can project on my hand or a surface...NO THANKS..

now back to the crisp, clear, android smart phone that fits confortably in the palm of my hand.

[kitsuneshin]

wow

[cocolu13]

what???