Podtech MS Research

With just a normal web cam and special “Podtech” software, you can turn any monitor into a gesture reading, touch-less display. Continue reading to watch a demonstration.

“Using topological depth technology, it figures out what’s the static background, and differentiates it between the changing foreground. By pinching areas within the camera’s view you section off ovals which you can use to rotate and move around the display, and the researcher said more gestures are being worked on”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtmwQnUlEmc

No need for a mouse; the future of HCI (Human Computer Interaction)? This neat piece of software brings gestural control to the masses, allowing anyone with a £10 Web Camera to replace their mouse with their hands.

Sure it’s not perfect, and needs work, but the idea is simple enough to take off, as it utilizes a product that many already have (the web cam)… they should polish it up, offer a cut down Free-ware version and who knows, it really could be the next BIG thing.