Microsoft working on ‘PocketTouch’ device input through clothing
Microsoft’s Research teams have developed a way to interact with touch screen devices through clothing.
The software giant is due to present its work on the technology at the Association for Computing Machinery Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology in California this week. Microsoft has developed a method that involves a custom sensor on the back of a smartphone. The sensor allows users to control the device through clothing.GeekWire reports that the difficult challenge of the project was detecting device orientation. Microsoft’s solution involves an “orientation-defining unlock gesture” that allows the device to figure out which way is up. It’s not clear whether Microsoft plans to bring the technology to the mass market but the company generally utilizes its research tech in a number of shipping products.
- Microsoft working on ‘PocketTouch’ device input through clothing || Via Geek Wire
Like It? Share It
0 comments:
Popular Posts
-
It's been about three years since Microsoft unveiled a new version of Office, and particularly with Windows 8 just months away from ... -
There's general agreement that Sony stumbled out of the gate with the PlayStation 3. Months of intense hype were followed by a la... -
Latest Windows Phone 8 rumor suggests that current Windows Phone devices will receive the update Microsoft has yet to come forward wi... -
Microsoft is holding an invitation-only press event in San Francisco today at which it is expected to debut the next version of its...
-
Gaming & Gadgets Microsoft kick-started the "next-generation" of gaming on November 22, 2005, when the company release...
