Gesture articles

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  Leap Motion and HP to embed gesture controls in PCs

  By Russell Brandom on April 16, 2013 10:45 am + 21 comments

  Leap Motion announced today that it's partnering with Hewlett Packard to release the first line of Continue reading…

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  Using touchscreen gestures to manipulate real objects

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 28, 2013 09:05 am + 1 comments

  The gestures we use every day on our smartphones and tablets are meant to mimic obvious physical Continue reading…

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  SwiftKey 4 Android keyboard available now with Swype-style 'Flow' gesture typing

  By Sam Byford on February 20, 2013 03:01 am + 97 comments

  Back in October, SwiftKey announced that its popular predictive Android keyboard would soon feature Continue reading…

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  Hands-on with Ubuntu's brand-new, gesture-based phone OS

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 2, 2013 01:54 pm + 440 comments

  Our top London agent Vlad Savov just got his hands on the new Ubuntu phone OS and was able to get a Continue reading…

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  Artist renders 'Angry Birds' gestures in stark monochrome paintings

  By Sam Byford on November 21, 2012 10:45 pm + 61 comments

  Evan Roth's Angry Birds All Levels uses black ink on tracing paper to show the gestures required to Continue reading…

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  Prelude to Kinect: the evolution of the gesture-based interface

  By Bryan Bishop on October 24, 2012 05:09 pm + 2 comments

  Microsoft's Kinect peripheral hasn't just been a pivot point in gaming; it's also been a tinkerer's Continue reading…

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  Stroke victim sends email through homemade Kinect interface

  By Louis Goddard on September 10, 2012 03:38 am + 20 comments

  Blogger Chad Ruble has created an innovative, gesture-powered interface for his aphasia-suffering Continue reading…

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  Filling in the gaps: the odd 'digital rituals' we perform to make technology serve us

  By Dante D'Orazio on September 9, 2012 08:07 am + 29 comments

  User interface design has been increasingly focused on gestures — from Apple's use of Continue reading…

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  The myth of pinch-to-zoom: how a confused media gave Apple something it doesn't own

  By Nilay Patel on August 30, 2012 02:31 pm + 650 comments

  In 2007, Steve Jobs stood on stage, listing the benefits of Apple's then-new iPhone touchscreen. Continue reading…

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  Microsoft details upcoming Windows 8 Touch Mouse gesture support

  By Tom Warren on July 30, 2012 03:29 am + 65 comments

  Microsoft revealed earlier this year that it's planning to support additional functionality in Continue reading…