The Ring Input Device Puts Gesture Control And Home Automation On Your Finger | TechCrunch

The Ring Input Device Puts Gesture Control And Home Automation On Your Finger | TechCrunch:

"The Ring is a hardware device that resembles an ordinary (if slightly chunky) ring, filled with sensors and electronics to give it the ability to control devices and render input. It can enable gesture controls, of the kind you’d get with a Wii remote, for instance, as well as text input by drawing letters in the air, gesture-based authorization for finalizing payments, and transmit alerts from connected devices via a built-in vibration motor and onboard LED."

Ring is a KickStarter project.

The Eye Tribe

The Eye Tribe claim to offer "The world's first $99 eye tracker with full SDK".

Apple patents headphones with 'head gesture' control

From recent Apple's patent filing report:

"As the activity monitor also incorporates accelerometers, Apple proposes a novel means of hands-free navigation involving head gestures. For example, users can change music tracks and adjust volume by tilting or rotating their head in predefined manners. To avoid accidental activation, a priming procedure like a button press may be used to initiate the gesture sequence." 

It was filled in 2007.