Sensors Turn Skin Into Gadget Control Pad
It’s not exactly breaking new ground to project a keypad, but in this case the projection is merely a guide than the input device itself. The input and signal recognition on the skin through a sensory device is the new twist here. Video available through the link.
Tapping your forearm or hand with a finger could soon be the way you interact with gadgets.US researchers have found a way to work out where the tap touches and use that to control phones and music players. Coupled with a tiny projector the system can use the skin as a surface on which to display menu choices, a number pad or a screen. Early work suggests the system, called Skinput, can be learned with about 20 minutes of training. “The human body is the ultimate input device,” Chris Harrison, Skinput’s creator, told BBC News.
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