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Arm Waving Exercise

Posted September 29, 2008 9:53 AM

From The Engineer:

A system has been developed that allows a consumer to control a television screen with a simple wave of the hand. The system was designed by researchers at Toshiba's Cambridge Research Laboratory working in collaboration with those at Cambridge University's Department of Engineering. When users step in front of the display screen, the system will 'see' them and invite them to take control of the display using an on-screen cursor.

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09/30/2008 3:39 PM

So it's gone from "where's the remote?" to "where am I?", has it? Hmmm...may be good, but can two people fight over the remote when each can BE the remote, I wonder? I can see problems...

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10/01/2008 7:20 PM

You could have clap-on, clap-off, and snap your fingers to change channels.

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10/02/2008 9:23 PM

Hello StandardsGuy

That system has been used already, although there have been times when confusion has resulted:

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10/04/2008 11:50 AM

Arm waving can be dangerous. It could be taken as aggression.

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