Losing a remote control down the back of the sofa could soon become a thing of the past, thanks to two Australian boffins' development of a TV controller system operated entirely by hand signals.
The system combines a webcam, a gesture processing unit and a universal remote control. The webcam captures the hand signal, which is …
i do believe there was a radio like that in the Hitchhiker's Guide trilogy.
all the controls have been designed out, so one had to wave a hand in the desirable direction, and hope for the best. one also had to sit absolutely still or the radio would lose the channel setting.
Well they already mentioned the obvious problem with unintentional gestures, but I don't believe that they will manage to filter them out. I can just imagine someone waving to their mother as they enter the room, and this thing switching to a porn channel and maxing out the volume. Hmm.
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Losing a remote control down the back of the sofa could soon become a thing of the past, thanks to two Australian boffins' development of a TV controller system operated entirely by hand signals. The system combines a webcam, a gesture processing unit and a universal remote control. The webcam captures the hand signal, which is …
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Posted Wednesday 18th July 2007 14:53 GMT
b shubin
Douglas Adams redux #
i do believe there was a radio like that in the Hitchhiker's Guide trilogy.
all the controls have been designed out, so one had to wave a hand in the desirable direction, and hope for the best. one also had to sit absolutely still or the radio would lose the channel setting.
i can't wait.
Posted Wednesday 18th July 2007 14:53 GMT
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Hmm #
Well they already mentioned the obvious problem with unintentional gestures, but I don't believe that they will manage to filter them out. I can just imagine someone waving to their mother as they enter the room, and this thing switching to a porn channel and maxing out the volume. Hmm.
Posted Thursday 19th July 2007 10:26 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Nice and green #
"such as an outstretched palm with the thumb pointing upwards to turn the TV on."
And I thought we were supposed to be reducing standby power consumption nowadays...
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