Magic Finger Turns Shirts to Touchscreens

Oct-15-12 The movement to leave smartphones safely in a pocket continues with The Magic Finger, which turns any surface into a touch screen and lets you answer your phone by swiping your shirt.

Developed by a team from University of Alberta, University of Toronto and Autodesk Research, the Magic Finger is worn on the fingertip and features two small cameras. One camera is able to detect the texture of the nearest surface while the other can sense motion, enabling the device to both sense swipe movement and alter the input according to the material. This extra bit of information could allow the device to give different commands if swiped on cloth rather than wood, for example.

The Magic Finger is being seen has an enhancement for devices rather than as a replacement for a mouse.

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