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Smartwatch
The first data entry watch came by Seiko. Steve Mann in 1998,
created Linux powered smartwatch. For this Mann is known as
“Father of wearable computing”. The watch was designed to
communicate wirelessly with a cell phone or personal computer.
Wii
In 2006, Nintendo Wii brought revolution in the gaming
world. Wii tracked users motion and translated them into
instructions or responses. It was succeeded by XBOX
Kinect.
Google Voice Search App
Google brought an App initially known as the Voice Action in 2011.
This allowed users to interact with their phone using Google queries.
This App was released for Android users.
Dexmo Exoskel
In 2016, Dexmo Exoskel launched a product called Dexmo.
This was world’s first commercial portable two-handed
wireless force feedback glove, combining hand motion capture
and force feedback to deliver interactive experience in the
field of aerospace, industrial training, educational research,
medical rehabilitation, etc.
Future of Human-Machine Interaction
In future, the user interface is going to achieve a new level with the integration of AI. The keyboard and
mouse will be replaced by smart gloves that will be able to recognise gestures and act accordingly. For
example, instead of selecting series of menus, user wearing a smart glove which will have an integrated
camera system, will just make small gestures in a closed environment and the menu would appear.
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