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Natal's gesture recognition gets a workout
News It has said Natal, which incorporates face-, voice- and gesture-recognition technologies, will be sold as an add-on to the current Xbox 360 console. But it is even easier to appreciate once you get a chance to try the gesture recognition technology.
[August 7, 2009, 14:59]
Do we need a multi-touch gesture alphabet?
Blog Comment An "alphabet" for a touch interface would be complicating it too much. For an interface like this to work, it just has to do what people expect, not what they've been taught works. Usability is never an easy job, but for such a departure from the...
[August 11, 2009, 13:52]
Do we need a multi-touch gesture alphabet?
Blog Comment So who do you think should be responsible as the governing body here? We don't want that large software company headquartered on the west coast of our former new world colony being in control - or do we?
[August 11, 2009, 13:06]
Do we need a multi-touch gesture alphabet?
Blog Comment Yes many of the small devices out there like iphones etc are still by no means cheap, as for making use of emulation techniques yeah i wouldn't be at all surprised if they was a way to utilize them in development.
[August 11, 2009, 18:48]
Do we need a multi-touch gesture alphabet?
Blog Comment As for the examples given above in such an instance to move the box then i use a grabbing gesture with my hand or two or more fingers, for an highlight gesture then one finger over the text or paragraph.
[August 11, 2009, 13:04]
Do we need a multi-touch gesture alphabet?
Blog Comment So this is the multi-touch gesture alphabet letter - I for Igloo. I don't know if it would be overcomplicated Jonathan - although I bow to your superior knowledge on this matter. Your point about macro level interfacing is excellent - it's where I...
[August 11, 2009, 12:53]
Do we need a multi-touch gesture alphabet?
Blog Comment You make a strong point about the fact that open source relies on people having the technology and that the cost of the units may be prohibitively expensive (apart from iPhone - which anyway I still can't afford) being around.
[August 11, 2009, 15:44]
Do we need a multi-touch gesture alphabet?
Blog Comment haha :) I think open source would be a good way to go but unfortunately open source relies on people having the technology to play with and that reduces the number's of which can work on it to truly make it an universal format.
[August 11, 2009, 14:52]
Do we need a multi-touch gesture alphabet?
Blog Developers working in the touch screen arena are, it appears to me, wielding some of the greatest wow-factor breakthroughs around at the moment. It was only at Microsoft’s ReMIX 08 rich media conference last September that I first saw the company...
[August 11, 2009, 8:55]
Microsoft turns room into a PC
News Microsoft's gesture-recognition technology, Project Natal, could transform the office, according to top company executive Craig Mundie. His demonstration included hologram-like videoconferencing, a virtual digital assistant and multiple surface...
[August 3, 2009, 8:08]
Boxee Remote
Downloads The boxee remote application connects to boxee over WiFi and has two modes: Gesture Mode and Buttons Mode. When in Gesture Mode hold your thumb down and drag the boxee logo around to move up/down/right/left.drag it to the edge on the screen and...
[February 11, 2009, 7:56]
MultiClutch
Downloads Basically, Multiclutch allows you to assign custom keyboard shortcuts in a given app to a given gesture. MultiClutch works by installing a simple input manager that catches gesture events, looks to see what shortcut you've defined for it in...
[February 28, 2008, 7:00]
Sonic Boom
Downloads Resize the firecracker (and TNT) with a vertical pinch gesture. Resize the fuse length (and time) with a horizontal pinch gesture. Sonic Boom turns your phone into a virtual firecracker and uses your finger as a virtual match.
[November 18, 2008, 3:08]
Microsoft aims to improve multitouch gestures
News At the CHI 2009 computer-interface conference in Boston, which is running from 4-9 April, Microsoft is presenting ideas for how to perform 27 different commands — ideas that stemmed by showing test subjects a set of commands and asking them to do...
[April 7, 2009, 8:41]
Hi-N-Bye: Motion Enabled Telephony
Downloads The application offers all possibilities you will need on the daily basis with your phone.Features:Answer phone calls with a simple pick-up gesture End phone calls with a simple hang-up gesture Turn loudspeaker ON/OFF with shake or push gesture...
[July 15, 2008, 8:00]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog But that's not enough for Sony, which has declared that the PS3 will not only be able to capture player images but do facial and gesture recognition well enough to read player emotion. I'm prepared to compromise on the gesture recognition.
[November 28, 2003, 15:20]
HP unveils developing-world experiments
News Called the Gesture Keyboard (GKB), the keyboard uses handwriting recognition software to let users write with a pen, which can also change from writing mode to mouse mode. This opens up the lid" to more PC literacy in India, Ajay Gupta, lab...
[April 7, 2006, 9:30]
Dutch Pack for CalliGrapher
Downloads When you install the Dutch Pack, you will be able to switch between English and Dutch languages using the new Language gesture, or by clicking the Language button in the CalliGrapher's icon bar. If only one language is installed, the Language...
[April 14, 2003, 8:00]
Danish Pack for CalliGrapher
Downloads When you install the Danish Pack, you will be able to switch between English and Danish languages using the new Language gesture, or by clicking the Language button in the CalliGrapher''s icon bar.
[November 15, 2004, 6:00]
Portuguese Pack for CalliGrapher
Downloads When you install the Portuguese Pack, you will be able to switch between English and Portuguese languages using the new Language gesture, or by clicking the Language button in the CalliGrapher's icon bar.
[April 14, 2003, 8:00]
