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You'll Soon Be Able to Control an Apple Watch Using Hand Gestures
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Very cool. I use timers constantly while cooking, now I’ll be able to stop or restart them even if my hands are messy or occupied.
I don't think the watch can produce 6 quavers accurately after getting sent a group of 5 quavers, a group of 4 quavers, and then a group of 4 semi-quavers...
Maybe a Siri Shortcut instead?
Good on Apple for helping those with disabilities be more active and independent via the watch.
This is the kind of cool new feature that would convince me to upgrade from my Series 2.
I cant wait for this. Being disabled with only having one arm it has put a hamper on me getting an Apple Watch. When this comes out I will be finally able to get one and use it. So excited!
I hope this is fully user-definable. My AppleWatch already has a mind of its own, and does things when I don't want it to just by motion.
This is crazy. I remember a few years ago there was a kickstarter for a motion sensing armband called Myo which was designed to allow someone to control their computer using arm gestures. The fact that this is now available on a consumer device is simply astounding.
I can only imagine that this is the groundwork for some sort of control device for Apple's AR glasses.
I can only imagine that this is the groundwork for some sort of control device for Apple's AR glasses.
OK now it’s time to add typing with five finger chords. 
Great if it works... my AW doesn't even wake every time I rotate my wrist and the AW going to sleep prematurely is one of the biggest issue for apps. For my smartlock if I don't keep the watch awake long enough it won't complete the communication with the lock. Microsoft Authenticator suffers from the same issue and even displays a message to keep the watch awake.
In theory all this is nice... but practically some basics aren't even working properly. And this are bloody obvious basics... Apple needs to stop ignoring that and fix that first...
In theory all this is nice... but practically some basics aren't even working properly. And this are bloody obvious basics... Apple needs to stop ignoring that and fix that first...
I wonder if this new feature will be limited to only the newest devices, or if older Apple Watches owners will benefit?
Exactly.
Not sure how quickly I'll learn these gestures, but they'll be quite useful for, say, controlling the watch while riding a bike.
I was on a Series 0 until fall of last year, when I upgraded to an SE!
One of my favorite movies and I hope at some point we can get a sequel in the form of a tv show at some point.
I believe Mudra has sent bands out to early adopters. That is probably all we will see from Mudra as they spent years taking people's money with little to show for it.