Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Nest Protect is featuring gesture control

Nest just announced their newest product: Nest Protect. One interesting tidbit caught my attention:
"No more frantically swinging towels at the smoke alarm to quiet it down. If there’s a nuisance alarm, just stand under Nest Protect and wave your arm to hush the alert. As you wave, your hand should be 2-8 feet away from the alarm."


More detailed description of Nest Wave feature could be found here.

The feature is trivial but it shows how gesture interfaces becoming more and more widely used in various consumer products. It is an also an elegant solution to a problem where the user needs to control device which is located far from his or her reach.

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