Wristwatch gives remote control of computer October 10, 2001 |
Source: New Scientist A new high-tech watchstrap that gives its
wearer remote control over a wearable computer has been
demonstrated in Switzerland.The GestureWrist, developed by Jun
Rekimoto of Sony’s Computer Science Laboratory in Tokyo, Japan,
uses sensors embedded into a normal watch strap. These track a
wearer’s arm movements and the opening and closing their hand,
relaying this information to a computer kept somewhere on their
person. GestureWrist uses a tilt sensor beneath the wrist watch
to measure directional movement and acceleration and
“capacitance sensing” to detect different hand shapes, such as
open and closed.