Xiaomi has launched its new camera, the Yi 4K Action Camera with 12 MP Sony sensor. The device is available for international pre-order on e-commerce websites like GearBest and it is priced at $249.99 (approximately Rs. 16,700).
A research team at the Future Interfaces Group, a Carnegie Mellon University research lab came up with the solution for annoying small touch intergaces of smartwatches by turning your skin into touch intergaces for smartwatches.
The system works by using a signal-emitting ring worn on the finger of your opposite (non-watch) hand and a sensing band attached to the smartwatch. When the finger on the ring hand touches the skin, it sends a high-frequency signal that spans the width (and length) of your arm. From there, the sensor just calculates the distances between itself and the finger with the ring.
It’s also capable of continuous tracking, thus providing the ability to add gesture-based control, as well as the ability to sign your name to a document, or even create hot key commands. Trace an “E” on your skin, for example, and it could potentially open your email inbox.
Additionally, you’re no longer just limited to the touchscreen of your watch to control apps. SkinTrack allows you to drag apps off the watch and on to your arm for creating a sort of shortcut menu up and down your arm.
Unfortunately there are no plans to make this tech available to consumers or manufacturers anytime soon but it could help new watch manufacturers with further improvement how we interact with our smart devices.
