Thermal Touch: an augmented reality interface via body heat
Computer vision and augmented reality has the potential to change the way in which we interact with digital information. metaio - Augmented Reality Solutions is experimenting with Thermal Touch, a prototype that explores ways to interact with smartphones and laptops using the residual heat from a finger when a surface is touched.
Utilizing a thermal camera to detect the heat from a touch, along with a standard camera to determine the location of the object being touched, Thermal Touch could enable the use of a wide variety of surfaces as an interactive touch interface.
What potential applications do you see for this technology?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=t1HmYNqp8NM
Computer vision and augmented reality has the potential to change the way in which we interact with digital information. metaio - Augmented Reality Solutions is experimenting with Thermal Touch, a prototype that explores ways to interact with smartphones and laptops using the residual heat from a finger when a surface is touched.
Utilizing a thermal camera to detect the heat from a touch, along with a standard camera to determine the location of the object being touched, Thermal Touch could enable the use of a wide variety of surfaces as an interactive touch interface.
What potential applications do you see for this technology?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=t1HmYNqp8NM
Thanks for sharing this Jeff Kang. Cool tech that may have real application for people with disabilities and change how people interact in general with user interfaces. We'll see what becomes of this.
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