Monday, January 27, 2014

Chirp Microsystem's chip for gestural interfaces

Chirp Microsystems is in the process of producing a gestural interface for smart watches. They have created a small chip that is able to detect three-dimensional gestures using ultrasonic waves information. The plan is for the chips to be used in wearables that would consist of anything any electronic device you would like to control. This would eliminate the need for a touch screen interface.

The use of ultrasonic information should allow for more accurate gestures and a wide range of device sizes.  The echoes produced by ultrasonic waves are measured by the connection to the electronic chip. These chips can also be hooked up to computers, where they can be used to control things like games and flight simulators. The use of sound also lowers the amount of power that is used.

They are trying to create universal gestures that will be programmed and used on any type of device.

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