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E-field-based 3D gesture-recognition chip
- archivist1 7y agoWhy has this not taken off? Off-the-surface gestures seem like they'd really enrich smartphone experience. I don't get why this low power proven tech has not been incorporated into phones. It's already 8 years old!
- jrockway 7y agoWhy do you think it's not in use? Microchip calls it a "capacitive touch sensor" IC on their website. Plenty of phones have that.
- archivist1 7y agoReally? This one is a 3D sensor. Off-the-screen gestures. Have you seen people making gestures above the surface of their phones? I haven't seen that. Why hasn't it happened yet? edit: Anywho, let's check the Microchip website. They don't call it what you said. There's no capacitive touch on its page, just the title. It's all 3D e-field. I think you must have got the wrong chip. Where did you see it? https://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/en/mgc3130 https://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/en/mgc3130
- joshvm 7y agoA slightly different take, Google Soli (in-phone radar), is in the Pixel 4. https://atap.google.com/soli/ https://atap.google.com/soli/
- archivist1 7y agoThat's cool
- ganzuul 7y agoHope to see an wristband which recognizes hand gestures soon. Together with smartphone head tracking it could open the window to useful everyday AR.
- macewindu 7y agoArticle is from 2012.