Bracelet navigates Net
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MIT researchers have developed a hands-free and eyes-free system that allows people to find information about objects without having to actively scan them, use a keypad, or a speech interface.
The ReachMedia system consists of a bracelet that reads RFID tags to detect objects the user is holding, an accelerometer to detect hand gestures and a cell phone that connects to the Internet, plays sounds when objects and gestures are recognized, and provides audio information about the object in hand. A person could, for example, pick up a book to search for reviews of the book online. She would hear a sound from her phone indicating information was available about the book, and would use gestures -- a downward flick and right and left rotation -- to select or go to the previous or next menu item of available information. PDF of the project by Assaf Feldman, Sajid Sadi and Emmanuel Munguia Tapia. Via TRN. |
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on-the-move interaction with everyday objects Can we merge the virtual world with the physical world? ReachMedia--by Assaf Feldman, Sajid Sadi, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia--is a system for seamlessly providing just-in-time information about everyday objects... Read More
on-the-move interaction with everyday objects Can we merge the virtual world with the physical world? ReachMedia--by Assaf Feldman, Sajid Sadi, Emmanuel Munguia Tapia--is a system for seamlessly providing just-in-time information about everyday objects... Read More
