Video: Touchless B&O remote control prototype
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Mar 28th 2008 8:39AM
posted Mar 28th 2008 8:39AM
[Via BEOWorld, thanks JK]
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Neat concept, but its not very practical.
I like the scifi'ness of it, but it certainly needs tweaking.
that is why its called a PROTOTYPE
plus the appilication you could add to this technology is amazing
for new types of Gaming to actually having an interactive touchless keyboard (not like the IR keyboard)
Ironically, Bobs, that's the slogan for B&O.
Actually, it is practical. According to the description, the practicality is in the fact that it's touch-less. Couldn't something like this be used in hospitals, or really anywhere where germ control is an issue, or where you can't physically touch a control at the moment?
Oh .. yes .. I'm sure it means nothing whentouchscreencameout.
You have to touch it when changing the volume because you gotta push it down and pull it back up... So it's not touchless.
I want one....cheap off course
cool...but no....just no...
nice technology, great demo. You can notice the stutter of it when it changes its angle but great for a prototype.
As for its purpose as a remote, no deal. You lose portability with this thing and it forces you to always operate it from a descent surface.
It's for the kitchen. A place with lots of surfaces. It isn't meant to be portable....
That said, I love it!
See... its not meant for portable use though. It said it was originally only meant for kitchen use, hence why its touch-less. Someone can now eat their fried chicken without having to wipe their hands every time they need to change the channel.
#1 THAT IS AWESOME... #2 LOL at Top Gear.... and #3 of cuz I WANT ONE... but known B&O the onli way would be buying their new tv/home theater package that they will announce sometime this year or next and geetin it for a premium on that... or paying lk 200 dollars for it.... :P still... want one...
Indeed, Top Gear FTW!!!
Unfortunately is seems that the real demo is not to as smooth as prototype.
No, really? It being a prototype and all... give the guy a chance to make it smooth first will you.
nice to see the guys @ B&O use witchcraft to enhance their products.
lol
rofl
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarcke, 1917 - 2008
Looks great though the volume control is unnecessarily complicated - why not just have circular cutout at the middle - move up and down to raise lower volume, move left right to switch channels and some other simple gestures for more functions.
But what if I want to go from Ch. 3 to Ch. 15? Do I have to move my finger 12 times?
...how do you get teletext up? tv wouldn't be worth watching without bamboozle...
tttrrrrriiiipppppyyyyyyyyyyy
Telekinesis!!!!!
For Top Gear by B&O
is that a remote...or is it just happy to see you?
A thin, silver, grossly overpriced product that places style far above functionality.
Sound familiar?
Might I also add:
Too vaginal, and phallic, at the same time. Brilliant.
Lol. You're absolutely right! I bet that appealed to the designers.
The idea of a touchless remote is good; but this isn't a very good implementation of one. The motions are too weird and awkward, the response is too slow, it requires a lot of free space around the device to be able to get under it, it is too easy to accidentally touch it because of the slow response and the apparent proximity necessary, the mechanical lifting device will break, etc, etc. I'd call this a swing and a miss.
Unless, of course, you like the idea of watching your remote get an erection...
There's only 1 slot I'm sticking my fingers in on a daily basis.
leave you, yourself, your mirror, and your bathroom outta this. mmkay?
Next we'll have to pick our noses to change channels. This is a step backwards for the sake of a stupid magic show.
and get off my lawn, too!
keep the remote and give me the girl (who besides, knows how to operate the thing)
Will it switch to the pornchannel if I stick my wiener in it?
meh...old news http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l97maUnnYB4 ;D
A device that not only has the power to determine Clarkson and Hammond's volume, but that I can make fingering gestures at- Brilliant!
I want to go from channel 236 to channel 43. Just 193 swipes of the hand to get there!