Camera recognition of hand signals, or of other body movements, eventually including facial expressions is going to replace the touch pad inputs we have gotten used to. A small camera facing your hand could pick up signals for all text characters or menu/toggle choices.
In this video, the user outlines an object in their hand, or the hand itself for the camera. The program then recognizes it as a pointer for playing a game or using an interactive music application.
Video and article at Techcrunch
The only downside I see is that I may need to learn sign language.
This is going to be huge!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
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