The most basic and simplest gesture is pointing, and it is an effective method for most people to communicate with each other, even in the presence of language barriers. However, pointing quickly ...

A soft patch on the arm could soon let you steer robots with simple hand movements, even while your whole body is in motion.

[Dimitris Platis] wanted to add gesture control to his PC. You’d think that would be expensive, but by combining a diminutive Arduino, a breakout board with a gesture controller, and an interconnect ...

Linux Mint is known for being intuitive and beginner-friendly, but did you know it packs one of the most powerful gesture ...

Last week, Microsoft announced Surface, which is a 30-inch display in a table-like form factor that allows small groups of people to simultaneously interact with the system by touching and gesturing ...

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Researchers have developed a new hand gesture recognition system, tested at a Washington, D.C., hospital, that enables doctors to manipulate digital images during medical procedures by motioning ...

LG has put out a gesture-heavy hint ahead of the annual unveiling of new smartphone hardware at the world’s biggest mobile confab, Mobile World Congress, which kicks off in a month’s time. The brief ...

A new system can look at a person’s finger making a motion in the air—like a signature or drawing a shape—to authenticate their identity. The framework, called FMCode, employs algorithms fed by a ...

When the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) opens on January 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada, BMW will be showcasing a Vision Car featuring a new gesture-controlled interface called AirTouch – no touchscreen or ...