Okay, you know the drill by now: just because it's in a patent doesn't mean it's happening anytime soon, if ever. With that said, we'd love to see what
Nokia had in mind when they concocted this one. As
Unwired View recently unearthed, the Finnish phone maker has drawn up a design doc / patent application for comfortable, stretchable material that fits over your skin and is used for device interaction. Gestures and stretches are computed and signaled into nearby computers, phones, or interestingly enough "near-eye displays" -- sounds like we're getting into a bit of
virtual /
augmented reality territory here -- and they are also tailored to provide feedback via vibration. Again, don't hold your breath on seeing this come to fruition any point in the near (or even long) future, but still, we know what you're thinking: Nokia's gonna have to think of a
ton of kooky color descriptions to accentuate any future lineup of input wristbands / fingerbands.
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posted Jul 11th 2009 10:37AM
Welcome to the world of tomorrow...
I am so sick of people getting patents with no actual design, engineering or prototyping to back them up. How is this any different from a doodle on a napkin? I guess any time I draw any two objects, say a car and a pair of sunglasses, I should draw a line or lightning bolt between the two so that when someone comes up with an awesome invention like a motion tracking infrared camera system for the car, I can claim that I "invented" it years ago.
These patents lately are like a 1920's comedy publication.
Minority Report is crying copy-infringement.
I love the Power Glove. It's so bad.
As an AR researcher, we have been working with this kind of technology for years, exploring all kinds of new navigation techniques in HUD environments (Heads Up Display). Touching fingers to the thumb to navigate is not something new at all. I am shocked it is coming to a patent now. On a final note, that bracelet thing looks dumb. I think the future may be in small wrist mounted computers that look like watches (I think we can actually track finger movements from the wrist, put your fingers on the bottom of your wrist and feel). No one wants some band coming up onto their hand like that...
ahh i hate engadget on weekends no good news i cant wait for monday :)
WOW. Those glasses are so tacky that they actually come with the hoop earings built-in.
I don't know about this?
It is actually possible with the use of nanotechnology. This looks similar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX-gTobCJHs
wasnt there a concept video for this type of thing nokia did about 1-2 years ago?,i remember it had a glove that connected to a mobile in it?
It would be cool if those displays are virtual retinal displays. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_retinal_display
Wow, I did not know Nokia bought Michael Jackson's bedazzled glove.
/sarcasm
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Have any of you ever watched an anime called "Denno Coil"? The story is kinda lame, but it portraits a (near) future society where kids wear glasses that allow them to see, lets say "alternative views" of any objects. Imagine looking at a store's closed door and reading that stores website with your glasses, but pressing a virtual button on the door. I get too excited to hear this xP