Kinect-Like Gesture System for iPad to Be Demoed at CES

[shartypants]

How many times do we need to use our iPad with dirty hands?? I can't see myself ever buying it.

 

[Cod3rror]

Am I the only one not sold on this kinect and Minority report ****?

I just don't like it, at all.

"I swatted a fly and my documents folder was deleted."

LOL!

 

[tpavur]

To all those saying "pointless," remember that early technology rarely resembles the final product.

Who looked at the early multi-touch examples 5 years ago (on large, heavy screens) and envisioned the iPad? Steve did.

So what's this going to turn into? It won't track hands since you need them to hold portable devices. My guess? Face and eye tracking on iPads and iPhones. They already use things like that in fighter jet cockpits. Adding it to an iPad could work.

Of course there will be games that use it, but what prctical use could they have? Well, imagine the ability to look at any button in the software and 'click' it by blinking twice. You could keep your fingers on the keyboard while your eyes open and send e-mails. Add in head movement tracking (nods and shakes for yes and no?) and you have a computer that understands you in many more ways than any touch-based computer can.

It'll happen eventually, despite the fact that not everyone can imagine it now.

all well and good, however this has been done before.... this is very primitive and surprised it has gotten any media attention at all. I wish the marketing teams would get off this 3d/motion controlled gimmick s***.

 

[CFreymarc]

"I swatted a fly and my documents folder was deleted."

Not only that, wait 'til someone applies Rule 34 to this!

 

[EnigMoiD]

The last gesture in the video: "Instead of awkwardly touching the iPad with your finger, you can awkwardly move your outstretched finger towards and away from the iPad, almost as if you were touching it!"

Why haven't I bought Kinect yet? Oh, right...

 

[tarkeybear]

Looks like it might be great for clean rooms

I work at a Pharma company and we need to fill product aseptically so no microbes would be introduced into the products via contact. This requires deliberate and careful hand movements, along with training to minimize touching surface because an operator could possibly contaminate their gloves by contact.

Using a contact-less interface would be sweet in such an environment. The interface would nee to be more precise, maybe map a dynamic finger circle that follows your finger so you could interface with a soft keypad, but not touch it?

Now at the consumer level, probably less practical use.
Could see it being handy if I was using an electronic cookbook in the kitchen and I didn't want to get all sorts of juice, oils or syrups all over my iPad. Swiping to scroll down without touching might be nice.
Maybe at the gym, keep my sweaty fingers off the device as well...

 

[reemas]

more like...

It's our most intuitive, magical, and revolutionary user interface...we like to call it AirGesture©©©©©©©©©©©©™™™™™™™™™™™®®®®®®®®®®®®.

-Steve Jobs

 

[Apollo21]

Elliptic Labs invents remarkable new algorithms to allow ultrasound fields to detect visual gestures!!

One month later, Apple releases iPad 2 with a video camera.

 

[Doctor Q]

"I swatted a fly and my documents folder was deleted."

No problem. You just wave your hands a certain way and UNDO is performed.

However, there's legitimate concern when the action is to send an email or close a document without saving. But that's why you'd have confirmation checks for dangerous operations when you use such an interface.

 

[JB413]

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Why would I want gestures on such a small device?

 

[kdarling]

Another thing to remember from Minority Report, is that Tom Cruise had to stop filming every few minutes, because his arms would get tired.

Anyone who's been through boot camp knows that one of the Drill Sergeant's favorite "trainee killers" is to make you hold your arms up.

 

[sinsin07]

To all those saying "pointless," remember that early technology rarely resembles the final product.

Who looked at the early multi-touch examples 5 years ago (on large, heavy screens) and envisioned the iPad? Steve did.

So what's this going to turn into? It won't track hands since you need them to hold portable devices. My guess? Face and eye tracking on iPads and iPhones. They already use things like that in fighter jet cockpits. Adding it to an iPad could work.

Of course there will be games that use it, but what prctical use could they have? Well, imagine the ability to look at any button in the software and 'click' it by blinking twice. You could keep your fingers on the keyboard while your eyes open and send e-mails. Add in head movement tracking (nods and shakes for yes and no?) and you have a computer that understands you in many more ways than any touch-based computer can.

It'll happen eventually, despite the fact that not everyone can imagine it now.

Good point. You can see why there are no millionaires posting here.

 

[Nishi100]

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What about this, in combination with 3D-no glasses?

As, when 3D objects "come" out of the screen, the user doesn't want to touch the screen; they want to "touch" the object.

Boob; take that to the face - blinking to open something?! - I though that everyone has to blink every 10 seconds?

 

[fifthworld]

Theremin, since 1919.

 

[garoto]

Then move your desk lamp.

But you're not supposed to touch anything....

 

[vincenz]

Why???

 

[Rajani Isa]

Bad commercial. They used a poor Green Screen to composite and fake the footage. Poorly executed too. If you are going to fake make the product at last look like it works well.

At least it wasn't a live demo. As, IIRC, the Kinect was a faked live demo.

 

[Rajani Isa]

I'd think it would be cool for them to work on some keyboards using this tech

 

[feflower]

This and voice recognition/navigation technology should be the future of interfacing with computer....

 

[E.Lizardo]

Low cost
low power
low cpu
even lower usefulness

 

[gkp]

But...what happens if...

you are watching P**N?

 

[kutsushita]

Theremin, since 1919.

I was thinking the same thing... A theremin app would really be awesome with this as would maybe a pressure sensitive drawing app (based on proximity to the screen of course.)

 

[E.Lizardo]

To all those saying "pointless," remember that early technology rarely resembles the final product.

Who looked at the early multi-touch examples 5 years ago (on large, heavy screens) and envisioned the iPad? Steve did.

So what's this going to turn into? It won't track hands since you need them to hold portable devices. My guess? Face and eye tracking on iPads and iPhones. They already use things like that in fighter jet cockpits. Adding it to an iPad could work.

Of course there will be games that use it, but what prctical use could they have? Well, imagine the ability to look at any button in the software and 'click' it by blinking twice. You could keep your fingers on the keyboard while your eyes open and send e-mails. Add in head movement tracking (nods and shakes for yes and no?) and you have a computer that understands you in many more ways than any touch-based computer can.

It'll happen eventually, despite the fact that not everyone can imagine it now.

guess you missed that part about it being ultasonic,not camera based.

 

[Richard1028]

you are watching P**N?

Your sensibilities don't allow you to spell out "porn"?


I can't believe this worthless thing is even going to make it to CES. Is there an airport nearby? I hope planes don't start to taxi when the guy demos this.

 

[Paschendael]

useless for ipad

this is useless for an ipad but could be interesting with the apple tv, of course with a larger range so you can control your device from your sofa.