Eye-tracking aquarium tells users about the specific fish they’re watching

When you’re looking at a tank full of fish at a public aquarium, it can be difficult to figure out which ones are which species. The AI Aquarium is designed to help, by overlaying information that lines up with the individual fish in question.Continue … Continue reading Eye-tracking aquarium tells users about the specific fish they’re watching

VR wristband tracks finger-taps via vibrating wrist bones

Currently, if you want a VR setup to “know” what your individual fingers are doing, you either have to wear special gloves or place your hands directly in front of a camera. A new system, however, keeps tabs on the fingers via a simple wristband.Contin… Continue reading VR wristband tracks finger-taps via vibrating wrist bones

A Gesture Recognizing Armband

Gesture recognition usually involves some sort of optical system watching your hands, but researchers at UC Berkeley took a different approach. Instead they are monitoring the electrical signals in the forearm that control the muscles, and creating a machine learning model to recognize hand gestures.

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High-tech armband detects user’s hand gestures

There are already computer vision systems and sensor-equipped gloves that can detect a person’s hand gestures. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have developed an alternative technology, however, that offers some key advantages.Conti… Continue reading High-tech armband detects user’s hand gestures

Wrist-camera tech tracks 3D hand pose, without seeing the fingers

When it comes to tracking the positions of a person’s moving hand, sensor-equipped gloves are often used. An experimental new system, however, utilizes a wrist-mounted camera … which doesn’t even “see” the user’s fingers.Continue ReadingCategory: Weara… Continue reading Wrist-camera tech tracks 3D hand pose, without seeing the fingers

Glove-based system lets users write letters in the air – with a drone

If you’ve ever tried controlling a drone with a traditional joystick unit, you’ll know that it’s difficult to get the hang of. An experimental new system, however, lets people actually write letters in the air with a drone, using a special glove.Contin… Continue reading Glove-based system lets users write letters in the air – with a drone

Lighter, softer gaming glove features liquid metal sensors

Video game-controlling gloves may be nothing new, but the things do still tend to be relatively heavy and rigid. That could soon change, however, when and if the lightweight, flexible InfinityGlove reaches the market.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables… Continue reading Lighter, softer gaming glove features liquid metal sensors

Generate Positivity with Machine Learning

Gesture recognition and machine learning are getting a lot of air time these days, as people understand them more and begin to develop methods to implement them on many different platforms. Of course this allows easier access to people who can make use of the new tools beyond strictly academic …read more

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Google researchers control music playback by tapping a braided cable

Those who prefer cabled rather than wireless headphones or earphones will likely be very familiar with a little control box positioned somewhere along the audio cord that’s used to control playback or take calls. Google researchers have now come up wit… Continue reading Google researchers control music playback by tapping a braided cable