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MYO Armband to Bring Gesture and Muscle-Recognition Control to Macs

Many users?

If many people are using it outside or indoors, where ever, will there be signal interference, will you control another's device etc? It is great for but we're already too attached to our gadgets as it is. I can't wait to see the hilarity of more people using this in the real world it will crack me up big time!
 
vpro said:
If many people are using it outside or indoors, where ever, will there be signal interference, will you control another's device etc? It is great for but we're already too attached to our gadgets as it is. I can't wait to see the hilarity of more people using this in the real world it will crack me up big time!
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On their website, looks like it uses a paired Bluetooth 4 connection so I don't think it shouldn't be too much of an issue. But we'll see.

One possible use for this (depending how sensitive & accurate it is) is maybe allowing blind people to type without using speech. Just thinking out loud.
 
whooleytoo said:
Very clever technology, but are people going to put on an armband just to use gestures with their Mac? Particularly given the other remote-control options.

I think I'd PREFER a Kinect-like camera that's waiting for input, rather than having to take the arm-band control on & off, or wearing it all the time.
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This would be a great technology to end up incorporated into the iWatch.
 
jyen said:
If you can disable it with a gesture, how will you turn it back on? Once it's disabled, it won't detect any gestures. It's a catch-22.
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Obviously Not. That unique gesture they talk about, is the only one that will be enabled when others aren't. It's like a master switch, you use it to turn other gestures on and off!

And something as trivial as flicks won't really wear you out. Touch phones have proven that human fingers can suffer a lot of useless abuse from Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja.

As a side effect, people will finally move their bodies (arms at least!) instead of becoming couch vegetables. Wall-E will be posponed. :p
 
Wondering about nerve damage

I wonder how this works for someone like me with nerve damage that affects my arm muscles? I would love to see a medical version of this arm band that could map out the nerve signals and identify the non-functioning nerves. At least maybe identify where the actual damage is. In my case all that has ever been determined is that the signal gets lost along the way. No clue where or why.
 
spacerays said:
OMG! This is something truly Revolutionary! And people aren't even reading the 1-page FAQ there before posting ignorant remarks!

https://getmyo.com/faq
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Here's my favorite part of the FAQ:

What are the specifications?

The MYO uses Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy to communicate with the devices it is paired with. It features on-board, rechargeable Lithium-Ion batteries, and an ARM processor. The MYO is outfitted with Thalmic’s proprietary muscle activity sensors. It also features a 6-axis inertial measurement unit.
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An ARM processor? Well duh!

:)
 
This is lame. People are never going to use it. Its the same reason why people have yet to adopt hands free ear devices. They feel stupid walking around talking to themselves. People are not going to go around waving their arms in public its dumb. They may use it at home but thats it.
 
vpro said:
If many people are using it outside or indoors, where ever, will there be signal interference, will you control another's device etc? It is great for but we're already too attached to our gadgets as it is. I can't wait to see the hilarity of more people using this in the real world it will crack me up big time!
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If it uses bluetooth, then interference should be taken care of by bluetooth protocol.

And yeah it might look hilarious, but at least they are not pointing cameras at other people's faces all day long.
 
Done!

Very cool. Got my preorder in. They should put this on kickstarter if they are in need of funding.



PS: I'm #1849 in line to receive a MYO!
 
I don't think this thing will succeed in it's current form... people don't like wearing dedicated controllers.

It may have success if it is integrated into something more multi-function like the iWatch.

Otherwise for most people, motion control via an external sensor (i.e. Kinetic) is a better option.

OrangeSVTguy said:
Imagine people that lost limbs. This device could be used to translate those muscle movements into robotic limbs or hands and feet.
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... no need to imagine. Already being done. The technology in this controller is nothing new, just refined for PC input.



liquidrumors said:
This is lame. People are never going to use it. Its the same reason why people have yet to adopt hands free ear devices. They feel stupid walking around talking to themselves. People are not going to go around waving their arms in public its dumb. They may use it at home but thats it.
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QFT.



Hell0W0rld said:
Apple should buy this interface for Apple TV
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? So each time you want to use your Apple TV you need to slip on an arm band? Total fail.

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powers74 said:
This tech would be great in prosthesis.
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Already being done. You guys so behind. Just Google myoelectric limbs.
 
cannot wait to get this and give a presentation at work, changing slides and activating animations at the flick of a wrist....most times, I have someone flipping through slides for me as I need my hands for demonstrations at the same time.
 
numlock said:
well they do show it switching apps and controlling itunes. and something as trivial and easy to do as increasing volume

i think its smart technology and as is often the case with them the end usage is a bit different and exceeds the original idea.

btw how does it know what device its supposed to control?
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Agree. No idea about the last one. :p
 
coolspot18 said:
I don't think this thing will succeed in it's current form... people don't like wearing dedicated controllers.
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Who's done your research on that? It's a very unqualified statement to make and could be argued that it's been disproven based on the preorders from this thread alone.

You might not want to wear one, other people will make up their own minds.

I think some of the negative criticism on this product come from people unable to expand their minds to the possibilities.
 
Now if Apple would build something like this in there iWatch they might or might not release. That would be awesome.
Only have to get used to wearing my watch on my right arm instead of my left. Since I'm pretty rubbish in about everything with my left hand/arm.
 
lol.... classic...


I can wave in mid air too to simulate "goodbye" :)


At least hold something while you do it .... jeez.....
 
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