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The new new way to input?

I just got a view of a really cool input invention. It seems a bit like magic and could be the next way of using gestures to give input to your mobile. Could it even be something for the next iPhone? I guess it could, but it is actually Microsoft that is behind this one.

Instead of using "touch", the technology called "SideSight"  lets you make movements with your fingers outside the phone, i.e. on a table where it is laying or in the air next to it. Quite amazing. I am sure it will be a while until we see it commercially available, but the idea seems be worth exploring. See for yourself in this article in Gearlog.

Edit

Jag är skeptisk till att detta kommer ersätta toch, men det är ju ett spännande komplement minst sagt. Det som ska bli kul att se är hur de lyckas skapa känslan av kontroll utan att man rör mobilen. Risken är väl att det blir lite som att röststyra en dator, man viftar och skriker och gapar utan rätt resultat. Framtiden får utvisa...

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New way for input?

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