Data Glove That Turns Gestures Into Commands 212
ravidew writes: "Three students at Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, University of California, have built a motion-sensing glove that can transmit hand gestures to a PC. Within 3 years they hope to build sensors that are no bigger than 1mm and can be glued to each fingernail. Now you can really tell Windows what you think ..." While you're at the Sensor and Actuator Center, check out Kris Pister's smart dust.
thjis was a damn Dilbert Cartoon!!! (Score:3, Funny)
Oh dear god... (Score:4, Funny)
While scratching my butt.. (Score:2, Funny)
Dismissing pop-ups (Score:5, Funny)
Finger nail.... (Score:1, Funny)
But, they would have to be cheap anyway, since fingers nails grow and move and chips which didn't get damaged would fall off.
Of course a whole cyberborg army is no match for a couple of really powerful magnets....
I'm not getting the chip.....
applications for lonely computer professionals (Score:2, Funny)
"Few, I am exhausted. I just pulled off 10 lines of code!"
"I just do not have any more code in me for today..."
Now you can get back to your own sick mind.
Give Windows the finger... literally? (Score:2, Funny)
Haiku (Score:5, Funny)
My middle finger extends:
Control-Alt-Delete
Unlimited commercial potential (Score:5, Funny)
If:
The crotch-scratching motion is detected on a regular basis, you might get more pop-up ads for Gold Bond Medicated Powder.
Likewise, another common motion among those who sit all day might put some Preparation H commercials in your future.
Your typical 13-year-old might get more porn adverts, 'tis true...
The common nose-picking gestures might queue some Kleenex adverts up for your viewing.
Yes indeed, we should all sign up for this technology as there is no doubt that it will improve our lives beyond measure.
Smart liquid... (Score:2, Funny)
I want to be able to DRINK an upgrade and have it interface with me directly. A pint of CPUs on the house! That way I can drink and actually get SMARTER [barbelith.com] instead of the current opposite result.
Re:While scratching my butt.. (Score:3, Funny)
That reminds me of the one about voice recognition. A sales rep is in the middle of doing a presentation for such a system when somebody in the audience stands up and shouts "FORMAT SEE COLON" and then another guy stands up and yells "YES RETURN".
And yes, the moderators are humor impaired.
This could make EMACS usable! (Score:3, Funny)
palms-down = normal
palms-45-degrees = ctrl
palms-sideways = alt
palms-up (yikes) = meta (or whatever)
etc.
and "type" normally.
And for vi, just turn your wrists sideways a bit to enter "edit mode."
Never mind, this is a stupid idea.