Fujitsu's motion sensing laptop interface makes no sense (video)
By Thomas Ricker 
posted June 9th 2010 6:49AM
posted June 9th 2010 6:49AM
posted June 9th 2010 6:49AM
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@r34p3r Just because they demonstrated it in a video the way they did doesn't mean it's the only long-term use. I don't know much about how webcams are utilized in laptops these days, ,but simply undoing a screen saver or sleep mode seems reasonable, as does being able to change items when I'm not looking at the screen/just a hair too far away to accurately hit the right arrow/button to switch something on my laptop...Just switching audio/video from 3 feet away on a 15" laptop I have a need for a few times a week, sometimes a few times a day/night.
Biased biased article Engadget, agan with the tones. Let us, the readers, come to conclusion if it's bogus or not. Jeez...
Thomas, you said it all!
They should implement onto a nettop or something
yhea right... wtf was that.... better get back to work
I'm not saying it's a good idea, but it's pretty short sighted to not see that this has benefits to people who give presentations a lot. Of course, I'd personally still prefer a small remote control that fits easily in the palm of my hand, but to say there's no use for this is not true.
@Abe Froman
I came to make this same comment. To be able to control presentations wirelessly without buying any hardware, would appeal to a lot of customers. Also, if this could be used to control videos if your laptop is connected to your TV for blu-ray or streaming video, this would also be helpful. No, it's not better than a hardware remote but it's a nice software addon.
This would be awesome for controlling music from across the room.
Video? Not so much.
@DustbinK
I'm way to lazy for that. Why wave around in circles with your entire arm when you can just pick up the remote and use your thumb? Thumb beats arm any time.
@DustbinK
I'd still prefer a long stick to this
@SeeKo
Thumb beats arm? More like wrist beats... uh
There are SOME usage...but not enough to develop for it.
That does not make sense! Here, look at the monkey. Look at the silly monkey.
Put the camera blow the screen facing up. then we could control the mouse pointer with light a track pad.
This is just sort of silly technology for technology's sake. This tech makes sense, as noted, in a big screen TV, but not a laptop, unless it was eye tracking or something.
http://www.professorhobo.com/2010/06/09/lefties
Wow, I cant wait for something like this to come out on the iPhone and iPad, I love Apple!
... kidding kidding!! sorry but this thread hasn't had anyone talking about Apple in it yet, kinda felt wrong lol
Shut your pie-hole Thomas. You've seen Avatar and you know you want this.
i love how engadget makes our minds about the new things
Am i the only one to whom all this touch control and gesture control devices remind of hitch hikers guide's following qoute?
"A loud clatter of gunk music flooded through the Heart of Gold cabin as Zaphod searched the sub-etha radio wavebands for news of himself. The machine was rather difficult to operate. For years radios had been operated by means of pressing buttons and turning dials; then as the technology became more sophisticated the controls were made touch-sensitive — you merely had to brush the panels with your fingers; now all you had to do was wave your hand in the general direction of the components and hope. It saved a lot of muscular expenditure of course, but meant that you had to sit infuriatingly still if you wanted to keep listening to the same programme"
@asheryaqub How utterly perfect.
Wait...didn't we see a mobile implementation of this yesterday? No one had any issues with it then and that was controlling a device a mere few INCHES away.
@Tes
Yeah, when it's a stupid gimmick to control your phone using a new front facing camera it's revolutionary. When it's a stupid gimmick to control an old laptop using a front facing camera it makes no sense.
In Japan, 15" means desktop-replacement, 13.3" is hardly mobile, so portable means 11"-12"(B5) or less. Things are different here...
geek points for the karate kid reference.
does anyone not believe natal,psmove,touch and wii interface input ,the future yet ?(wither we want it or not :| amd yes wither its useful to us too,i think its going to be forced on us,if you want it or not,YES you too will be waving your arms around hiting people ,accidents and looking like a complete gimp!)
PS.can it run crysis 2 ?
this tech may be cool in a TV so you don't need a remote... but no way I'd want this on a laptop.
Another silly video joins Project Natal in "money dance" category.
Ah, the Japanese.
Probably useful for Powerpoint presentations but that's about it.
First generation will evolve and I do see applications for presentations. Using a "clicker" or wireless mouse is an annoyance. If we can prop this laptop in front of the presenter and allow him/her to wave the next slide or video it sounds like a money and time saver.
Wow, this is awesome! I can't wait to be able to use this kind of interface in applications.
Because many of my users work in a manufacturing environment, they naturally have very dirty hands. I would love to get rid of mice and keyboards, but they can't use touch screens due to the mess on the screen. Hand inputs are the way to go.
OH, COME ON! Everyone here knows what they were thinking:
"Americans buy all kinds of gimmicky shit!!"
Coming soon from Fujutsu: Laptop that analizes your eyes and tells you if you are high. And the next new feature: Laptop that analizes your sh-t and tells you what you had for breakfast. Totally useless, but know you can tell your friends that you are special, because you have a laptop like that.
I can see some uses for this, but only if it's extended to desktop PCs and TVs with webcams. Things like holding your have up to pause music when someone walks up would be great. I agree that the 'wax on/wax off' approach to gestures is awful, but if they can make quick, small gestures for tasks that need to happen instantaneously (i.e. when you don't have time to go for your mouse), I welcome gesture control.