Skinput: Appropriating the Body as an Input Surface

2010年12月23日

Imagine simply tapping the back of your hand or forearm to control your smartphone: that's the kind of capability offered by Skinput, the marvellously named brainwave from Microsoft Research.

2010年4月19日

Using Skinput, a person could tap their thumb and middle finger together to answer a call; touch their forearm to go to the next track on a music player; or flick the center of their palm to select a menu…

2010年4月13日

Skinput listens to the sounds made by tapping on parts of a body and pairs those sounds with actions that drive tasks on a computer or cell phone.

2010年3月26日

Coupled with a tiny projector, Skinput can use the skin as a surface on which to display menu choices, a number pad or a screen.