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Mobile

One Of The Most Underrated Features Of iOS 7

In previous versions of iOS, you had to slide to unlock in one very specific location. Now? Oh man.

6 June 2013

Science

Your Home’s Wi-Fi Network Could One Day Replace Your Kinect

Gesture-recognition systems, like the Kinect or the upcoming Leap Motion, rely on special hardware and require you to be in a specific place to detect your motions. A limitation that researchers at the University of Washington have all but eliminated by instead using the Wi-Fi network in your home to recognise gestures.

22 May 2013

Entertainment

Microsoft’s New Kinect: Much More Than Mere Motion Control

I hope you like motion control, because it ain’t going anywhere. Microsoft just announced its new Kinect, and although it’s not literally wired into the Xbox One, it will be coming with every Xbox One sold. But this time Kinect is less about about gaming and more about media than ever.

21 May 2013

Computing

Watch Leap Motion Turn A Windows 8 Rig Into A Futuristic Dream Machine

We’ve already seen what the Leap Motion can do in apps that support it, but it stands to make your everyday OS-level boredom into a futuristic gesture-controlled wonderland too. This new video shows exactly what kind of applications you can look forward to on your Windows 8 machine, at it seems at least as cool as touch.

23 April 2013

Gadgets

You Could Control Google Glass With A Wink

When was the last time you winked? When was the last time you winked and didn’t immediately regret it? It’s probably been a while, but Google is aiming making winking cool again(?), by hard-coding some ;) functionality right into Glass.

13 April 2013

Gadgets

Leap Motion Hack Lets You Drive A Boat With A Wave Of Your Hand

The Leap Motion hacks just keep coming. The motion-controlled gadget still hasn’t hit our shelves, but eager engineers are already hooking their developer kits up to all the electronics they own.

5 April 2013

Gadgets

Even LED Keychain Lights Have Gesture Controls Now

It’s not like they were going anywhere. But it’s still kind of surprising to see the same kind of gesture and swipe controls you use on your smartphone now being integrated into something as simple as an LED torch.

2 April 2013

software

This Secret Google Maps Gesture Is Totally Brilliant

So this is great. Google might have the smartest new gesture we’ve seen in a while: a smart, simple way to zoom in and out with one hand. Just double tap the screen with your thumb — anywhere on the screen is fine — and on the second tap, hold your finger down. Now slide your finger up and down. Zooming!

15 March 2013

mobile

Galaxy S IV Video Leaks Show Off Smart Pause, Gesture Recognition

A series of leaked videos purport to show off some of the Samsung Galaxy S IV’s new control methods, including a smart pause system and touch-free control.

14 March 2013

Gadgets

Could This Gesture Control Be Even Better Than Leap Motion?

Gesture control might just be one of the most exciting battlegrounds in tech right now. First there was Kinect, then the awesome Leap Motion — and now German company PMD Technologies claims to be able to beat them both.

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