Comments on: Touchless Gesture User Interface to be demo’d IFA http://www.mobilemag.com/2010/08/24/touchless-gesture-user-interface-to-appear-first-at-ifa/ Gadgets, Smartphones, Android Tablets, iPhone, iPad and all the latest tech you'd expect. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: lordB8r http://www.mobilemag.com/2010/08/24/touchless-gesture-user-interface-to-appear-first-at-ifa/#comment-24719 lordB8r Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:38:00 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=94699#comment-24719 Perhaps it's me, but these gestures seem wildly inefficient...I'd rather a simple swipe versus a whole waving of a body part... Perhaps it’s me, but these gestures seem wildly inefficient…I’d rather a simple swipe versus a whole waving of a body part…

]]> By: Mark http://www.mobilemag.com/2010/08/24/touchless-gesture-user-interface-to-appear-first-at-ifa/#comment-24686 Mark Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:03:02 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=94699#comment-24686 Kinect has more potential in my view (using cameras instead of high pitch noises) - http://123kinect.com/ Kinect has more potential in my view (using cameras instead of high pitch noises) – http://123kinect.com/

]]> By: Neil http://www.mobilemag.com/2010/08/24/touchless-gesture-user-interface-to-appear-first-at-ifa/#comment-24605 Neil Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:01:55 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=94699#comment-24605 I can see it being a novel, engaging interface for museum displays. That being said, I can't see it being adopted in personal devices. Ergonomically, it would require a lot more energy to wave your entire arm and hand as opposed to just your finger. People are inherently lazy and would prefer the minimal amount of movement. Also, consider the amount of haptic space available for a device, whether it's at your desk in your car or on public transit. There's no conceivable way that this would be a viable interface when you would be smacking people in the face around you just to navigate your browser. I can see it being a novel, engaging interface for museum displays.

That being said, I can’t see it being adopted in personal devices.

Ergonomically, it would require a lot more energy to wave your entire arm and hand as opposed to just your finger. People are inherently lazy and would prefer the minimal amount of movement.

Also, consider the amount of haptic space available for a device, whether it’s at your desk in your car or on public transit. There’s no conceivable way that this would be a viable interface when you would be smacking people in the face around you just to navigate your browser.

]]> By: Lauralee http://www.mobilemag.com/2010/08/24/touchless-gesture-user-interface-to-appear-first-at-ifa/#comment-24275 Lauralee Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:36:27 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=94699#comment-24275 Let's hope they standardize the gestures across platforms (no proprietary gestures, please!) and map them to the same functions. The idea of having to learn different gestural languages to interact with different machines isn't very inviting. Let’s hope they standardize the gestures across platforms (no proprietary gestures, please!) and map them to the same functions. The idea of having to learn different gestural languages to interact with different machines isn’t very inviting.

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