Computers controlled by waving your hand

[NickStone]

Just found the following article about a development designed to control mobile devices and tablets just by hand gestures.

http://www.zdnet.com/wave-hello-to-t...em-7000005472/

I wonder if it could interpret the type of hand gestures I usually display when using Windows OS?

[HalationEffect]

My fevered imagination conjures up a scenario where a user rubs his eye while operating said interface, and accidentally deletes all his MP3s

[SteveRiley]

Huh. That isn't the first thing I thought of.

[whatthefunk]

That sounds like a real pain in the ass. How is it more practical to wave your hands all over the place and remember dozens of gestures than to move your wrist a couple inches and click.

[woodsmoke]

Two posts are really intriguing here...

Just WHAT IS ....."the hand gesture"..... hmmm ?

And the erasing mp3s is just

woodonthefloorsmoke

[SteveRiley]

That sounds like a real pain in the ass.

Hand gestures in that general vicinity usually are...

[bsniadajewski]

I wonder what if I'd give a certain gesture (you know, the one with that certain finger)