Smart glasses are gadgets that could possibly ease the stress of us having our heads constantly down and staring at our phones. But for that to be accomplished, a reliable way of interacting with a virtual screen will be needed. Thanks to new research from the University of Wisconsin and Cornell University, we can possibly rely on our fingers without having to touch the screen.
It’s an invention which resembles the gloves Tom Cruise used to interact with the futuristic police computers in studying reports, it is also a process that has been used in real-life test and research before. We’ve all learn to quickly navigate and type messages by developing muscle memories.
For individuals who are touch typists, they can easily go through the motion in mid-air without having to look at the keyboard or type on it. The FingerTrack wearable trades optical cameras for just four low-resolution thermal cameras located around the wrist where you’d normally wear a watch.
The FingerTrack prototype still looks like a prototype and a device that few customers are willing to wrap around their wrist in its current state. However, the technology could be incorporated into a device like smartwatches. What has kept hand-tracking devices away from customers is because of old fashioned contraptions.
A series of approaches has been required to make this practical for daily use. The technology could also yield low-cost capable of automatically translating sign language making it easier for those dependent on their own hands to communicate.
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