Gesture control has purportedly shattered all barriers of orthodox computing, bringing us ever more close to an all new input method for devices of the future. A gist of which was seen at the recently concluded Lift conference in Geneva, where a music and game playing PC was displayed without the mouse and the keyboard – requiring nothing more than the gestures to control it, unlike other personal computers that need your full concentration.
Designed by Frederic Kaplan with industrial designer Martino d’Esposito, the QB1 computer, as the PC is called, is only a screen with built-in motion-sensing camera mounted on a motorized robotic “neck” that tilts in a person’s direction seeking for a contact.
Controlled only by hand and arm gestures, the QB1 uses LEDs and infrared lights to illuminate the room to perceive a 3D picture of the surrounding and thereby adjusts the size of text or other information on the screen. If you’re lucky you could get a opportunity to test a prototype of the device, but if you ain’t one amid those fortunate few, you can hit the jump to check out a video to see how a game of tennis can be played over the QB1.
Via: NewScientist
