From cellphones to cars, glasses to watches - everything is getting smarter so why not a "Smart-Keyboard"? Well we do have one now - The research division at Microsoft has came up with something innovative which should make those tiring hands travel to grab mouse a thing of past, the motion-sensing keyboard lets users perform gesture based tasks like scrolling, zooming etc. by hovering over the keyboard just like a touchscreen. The Type-Hover-Swipe Keyboard utilizes a grid of hidden infrared motion sensors beneath keyboard keys, letting users perform hand gestures in a more natural position. The technology is fast and precise enough to recognize advanced commands like mimicking a steering wheel with your hands when playing a racing game as also demonstrated in the video shared below.
We have seen many Microsoft Kinect Hacks and this one takes the prize for being the best of them all. Fitnect is an interactive 3D virtual fitting room application using a combination of augmented reality, cloth physics and full body motion capture to offer an excellent glimpse into the future of fitting room. The best part is, you can download this right-now on your computer and use anyone of the popular motion sensor like Kinect, ASUS XTION Live, PrimeSense or Carmin 1.08 to get this virtual mirror and amaze everybody. Do watch the video shared below.
Computer to human interface utilizing motion gestures, touch-screens, voice commands and facial recognition is no novelty these days. Sniffing the demand for these future computer interfacing features, the industry giant Intel has put their weight behind the concept of 'natural' computing interface and has introduced the Intel RealSense platform at CES 2014.
Intel RealSense is a new family of technology featuring complimenting hardware and software products that will make human-machine interfaces "natural". The idea is to utilize touch, motion, voice and facial expressions for interacting with all sorts of devices in the most natural form possible. Intel has also released the The Intel® Perceptual Computing SDK 2013 for developers to jump into and create innovative applications to consume the platform. Do watch the introduction video below.
Gesture and touch controls are the future of human-to-machine interfacing, BendDesk is an innovative multi-touch desk environment that seamlessly combines a vertical and a horizontal surface with a curve into one large interactive workspace. This workspace can be used to display any digital content like documents, photos, or videos. Multi-touch technology allows the user to interact with the entire surface using direct manipulation and multi-touch gestures. Do watch the video posted below.
Imagine the fun of controlling your computer using hand-gesture's just like Jedi in the Star Wars movies, Flutter is an free application for Windows and Mac computers which enables you to do exactly that and that too without requiring any specialized hardware or sensor. The Flutter App uses your computer camera to recognize hand gestures allowing controlling of application actions from a few feet away without the need of any keyboard or mouse interaction, the utility specially comes in handy for controlling audio/video playback and presentations from a distance.
Day by day we are inching towards a perfect voice and gesture controlled Smart Home, and now a new technology promises to do this without requiring any specialized hardware like camera or sensor. Suitably named WiSee the smart technology makes use of existing WiFi waves from your wireless-router to detect and react precisely to gestures as demonstrated in the video shared below.
Gesture controlled user interfaces are without a doubt the next generation of communication channel between humans and machines. Fujitsu Laboratories, have now demonstrated their own next-generation interactive intuitive touch-and-gesture control technology which utilizes real-world objects as touchscreens bridging smart communication between real and virtual worlds.
Users are utilizing various Microsoft Kinect hacks to create awesome natural body gestures to control things around them, and LEAP has already made it's way into mainstream. To progress things further, PrimeSense - the makers of technology inside Microsoft’s Kinect, have revealed their latest 3-D sensor. Named Capri - the small enough sensor can fit inside tablets and smartphones enabling users to go beyond what's possible now.
More and more gadgets are now focusing to provide natural movement interfaces, Microsoft Kinect is an brilliant example of this technology.
LEAP is another such device which makes use of some clever technology to offer excellent natural hand and finger based gesture control for computer users, the futuristic and geeky gadget is now available as pre-order for $70 and just require the user to plug it into a USB port, load Leap Motion software and perform a quick calibration to get started.
LEAP is advertised to be "more accurate than a mouse, as reliable as a keyboard and more sensitive than a touchscreen." Sizing equal to a flash drive, the device can distinguish individual fingers and track movements down to a 1/100th of a millimeter for perfect precession. A video with real world demonstration with office, creative and gaming usage is posted after the jump.
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Day by day we are inching towards a perfect voice and gesture controlled Smart Home, and now a new technology promises to do this without requiring any specialized hardware like camera or sensor. Suitably named WiSee the smart technology makes use of existing WiFi waves from your wireless-router to detect and react precisely to gestures as demonstrated in the video shared below. 
More and more gadgets are now focusing to provide natural movement interfaces, 