telegraph.co.uk - 9/5/2008
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A researcher demonstrates Toshiba's gesture-sensing television
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Gestures are all that you need to get your TV Responding
Gizmo Watch —
... in the research centers at Cambridge. Until now, they have succeeded in making the TV respond to hand gestures (recognized by a mounted camera) that jam the screen, flip channels and even increase or decrease the volume. The challenge though is to make the TV recognize the difference between an intended gesture and an unintentional movement for otherwise even a sneeze could cause a problem. Upon complete development, the technology could be applied to computers as well.
Via: Telegraph, Dailymail
Gesture-sensing TV does away with remote
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... The Telegraph.co.uk has an interesting story about a TV developed to sense hand gestures as a means of control, rather than using the traditional remote. Following on from all the hype regarding the combined gesture/hardware remote of the Nintendo Wii, Toshiba’s TV trumps that by doing away with the hardware altogether. ...
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