People wearing a smartwatch can look at the calender or receive emails without having to reach further than their wrist. However, the interaction area offered by the watch is so small that sometimes it's really difficult to tap the individual buttons precisely.
A team of computer scientists from Saarbrucken in collaboration with researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in the USA may provide a solution to this problem, they have created a flexible sensor that could be stuck to the skin and used to control your phone.These touch-sensitive sensors are in the form of stickers that are made from flexible silicone and electrically conducting sensors.
The stickers act as an input space that receives and executes commands, and thus control mobile devices depending on the type of sticker used, for example tasks like answering a call or adjusting the volume of a music player can be accomplished just by applying pressure on the sticker. Martin Weigel, a PhD student in the team led by Jurgen Steimle at the Cluster of Excellence at Saarland University says that " The stickers allow us to enlarge the input space accessible to the user as they can be attached practically anywhere on the body,".
The iSkin approach enables the human body to become more closely connected to technology. Users can also design their iSkin patches on a computer beforehand to suit their individual styles."A simple graphics program is all you need," Weigel added.
One sticker ,for instance, is based on musical notation, another is circular in shape like an LP. The silicone used to fabricate the sensor patches makes them flexible and stretchable. " This makes them easier to use in an everyday environment. The music player can be simply rolled up and put in a pocket ," explains Jurgen Steimle, who heads the 'Embodied Interaction Group' in which Weigel is doing research.The Stickers are very much skin friendly as they are attached to the skin with a biocompatible, medical-grade adhesive. Users can therefore decide where they want to position the sensor patch and how long they want to wear it.
In addition to controlling the the music player or phone calls, the iSkin can also be used for many other applications such as, a keyboard sticker could be used to type and send messages or to type and send emails.Currently the sensor stickers are connected using cable to a computer system, but according to Steimle, in future the skin-worn sensor patches may communicate wirelessly with other mobile devices using in built microchips.
Related posts:Great plans for QR codes, Superfast computers, Night visions and thermal imaging
Source: Mumbai Mirror
A team of computer scientists from Saarbrucken in collaboration with researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in the USA may provide a solution to this problem, they have created a flexible sensor that could be stuck to the skin and used to control your phone.These touch-sensitive sensors are in the form of stickers that are made from flexible silicone and electrically conducting sensors.
The iSkin approach enables the human body to become more closely connected to technology. Users can also design their iSkin patches on a computer beforehand to suit their individual styles."A simple graphics program is all you need," Weigel added.
One sticker ,for instance, is based on musical notation, another is circular in shape like an LP. The silicone used to fabricate the sensor patches makes them flexible and stretchable. " This makes them easier to use in an everyday environment. The music player can be simply rolled up and put in a pocket ," explains Jurgen Steimle, who heads the 'Embodied Interaction Group' in which Weigel is doing research.The Stickers are very much skin friendly as they are attached to the skin with a biocompatible, medical-grade adhesive. Users can therefore decide where they want to position the sensor patch and how long they want to wear it.
In addition to controlling the the music player or phone calls, the iSkin can also be used for many other applications such as, a keyboard sticker could be used to type and send messages or to type and send emails.Currently the sensor stickers are connected using cable to a computer system, but according to Steimle, in future the skin-worn sensor patches may communicate wirelessly with other mobile devices using in built microchips.
Related posts:Great plans for QR codes, Superfast computers, Night visions and thermal imaging
Source: Mumbai Mirror
0 comments:
Post a Comment