"Google" Gesture concept (sign language real time translation)

This does not seems to be an official Google product, but still this is a nice idea, presented well:

Google Gesture from August Östberg on Vimeo.

New design of Thelmic Myo

TechCrunch reports:

Waterloo-based startup Thalmic is getting close to shipping its final consumer version of the Myo gesture control armband, which slips onto the forearm and can detect electrical impulses sent through your arm’s muscle tissue to translate those signals to various types of computerized input via Bluetooth.

Developer version could be pre-ordered for just $149.

Metaio’s Thermal Touch And The Future Of Augmented Reality User Interfaces | TechCrunch

Metaio’s Thermal Touch And The Future Of Augmented Reality User Interfaces | TechCrunch:



There are some obvious issues on how this would work on warmer than human finger or unevenly heated surfaces. Also it is unclear what are the maximum data rates could be achieved, as it takes some time for surface to cool after the finger removed. Nevertheless interesting idea. Perhaps it could be combined with some more traditional touch detection approaches.



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HOVER: Add the power of hand gestures + touch to your Arduino project.

Hover could be ordered now for $39. It is a cheap way to add gesture control to your Arduino project.
From interesting features it should be noted that it has detection range up to 5 inches. All gesture recognition is done with MGC3130. It is unclear if it is possible to get the raw data from the sensor to develop custom gesture recognition algorithms, besides the ones provided by MGC3130.

TECHNICAL SPECS

• Compatible with any Arduino
• Uses the MGC3130 as the gesture & touch controller
• Powered by 3.3V
• Breadboard friendly (6 pins)
• Uses I2C and two GPIOs to communicate with host (see pin mapping below)
• Compatible with 5V and 3.3V microcontrollers (on-board logic level shifting for I2C lines
• I2C slave @ address 0x42
• Gesture Detection Range: up to 5 inches. 
• Gestures Supported: up, down, left, right (more gestures like circular motion will be supported once library is finalized)
• Touch Features: up to 5 electrodes can be used for touch input. 
• Dimensions: 2.25 inches x 2.43 inches

VIDEO

 
Hover Gestures from emran on Vimeo.

Nod Gesture Control Ring

TechCrunch reports that "Nod Gesture Control Ring Is Designed For Continual Wear, Starts Selling Today For $149"



Pre-order from https://hellonod.com/

Duet: Exploring Joint Interactions on a Smart Phone and a Smart Watch

"The emergence of smart devices (e.g., smart watches and smart eyewear) is redefining mobile interaction from the solo performance of a smart phone, to a symphony of multiple devices. In this paper, we present Duet -- an interactive system that explores a design space of interactions between a smart phone and a smart watch. Based on the devices' spatial configurations, Duet coordinates their motion and touch input, and extends their visual and tactile output to one another. This transforms the watch into an active element that enhances a wide range of phone-based interactive tasks, and enables a new class of multi-device gestures and sensing techniques. A technical evaluation shows the accuracy of these gestures and sensing techniques, and a subjective study on Duet provides insights, observations, and guidance for future work."

Gesture Script