The Second Wave of Gesture-Controlled TVs

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if i was microsoft i would sue them because that is pretty much the kinect. it looks almost just like it. With i different base, and name

I completely agree. I think for desktop computers, they'll always be a mouse, that touch is obviously wonderful for iPads and the like, and that remotes (perhaps upgrade to tablet remotes) will always be easier for television.

The future for sure, though, will be that the TV, COMPUTER, and TELEPHONE will all be the same device.

All of this technology is fairly simple and easy to replicate, the one problem I'm seeing is that nobody wants to look like they're ripping another company off too much. The software probably has alot to do with it too. I see this tech and keep wondering why its not more refined. I'm guessing that they have r&d related to making this stuff, the people making it probably feel accomplished with the products they have, but i still wish the improvement was more noticeable. It's not even existent in HAIER's demonstration.

It's really fun to see television and technology companies working towards revolutionizing the user interface of televisions. Whether it is Microsoft's Kinect that will allow you change channels by waving your hands in the air or interfacing with Apple's Siri it's long over due.

I would be interesting to know what the social conversation is between the competing interfaces during CES. What are people more jazzed up about?

Michael Girard
Community Engagement, Radian6

Personally, I think that gesture and speech control is a great idea. I've often wondered why I haven't seen a design that uses a glove with different colored finger tips to help identify more precise gestures. I'm not too big on 3d. Thus far I just haven't seen any that truly blew me away. It's neat seeing stuff pop out at you, but it still feels like a cheap trick, it's tough to put it into words, but I guess that as long as I can still really get into a movie or game on a 2d device, then I feel no need for 3d until it gets more affordable or truly blows my mind.

There's also something to be said for analog devices like remotes and keyboards, the satisfying press and click of a button, not to mention durability is rarely matched by a touch screen or gesture (plus you don't have to worry about your keyboard getting greasy from your fingers or misreading your gestures). If there was a gesture tv with no remote, and one that did have one, I would buy the one with the remote, even if it cost a little more.

@PopSciDave

that is correct. im sure that within the next 10 years tvs,pcs,phones and even game systems will be all integrated. mp3 players are slowing demising since all new smart phones come with PMP(portable media players)

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This comment is a little late, but something just occurred to me.

How many times will this thing be 'falsely gestured' when the gang is over for the superbowl.

The WR is screaming toward the end zone, there's 2 seconds on the clock, the defender is inches way--- and bam! you're watching Oprah :)

Could even happen with the voice commands.

The clicker might not be dead yet

Gesture control looks kind of fun and I can see people buying in to it. To me it looks even more gimmicky then 3D. I would much rather have a Wii-mote type control for my TV allowing me conventional control options on the remote and increased interactivity on screen.

What I'd like to see is a gesture recognition of your hand on a mouse-
curve ball form will be treated as a grab on an invisible mouse, index finger movement will be recognized as a left mouse click, middle finger movement, right click; a sticking left or right finger would be accepted by the sensor as a long left or right mouse press.

That will be an ultimate gesture-controlled TV.

I must agree with the poster wondering why it's not a little more refined.
Working, as I sometimes do, from the target state backward, this is how I would envision a Gesture TV session:

I walk into the room.
The TV, recognizing me, and recognizing by facials that I'm not in a good mood, politely does nothing, remaining dark, but invisibly comes to attention, because experience has taught it the correct moves. The only external indication is that the word MIKE appears on the status bar in tiny print.
I'm sorting and opening mail. Occasionally I glance around the room, idly. whenever my glance crosses the TV, a small "eye" icon blinks beside my name. It knows who has eyes on it.
Done with the mail, I sit back, key the TV by looking at it, and say "Hit me," or one of a dozen other phraes or gestures that I and the TV have, over time, come to use for "I want to watch some TV. What's on?"

I don't like talking appliances, they're too much like HAL, so the TV just displays its prompts on the screen, in big friendly letters....

TV: GOOD EVENING, MIKE. YOU'RE A LITTLE LATE THIS EVENING. JEOPARDY! IS ALREADY IN PROGRESS. SHALL I:
-JUMP TO CHANNEL 36.1 (JEOPARDY!) LIVE?
-RESTART A DV OF CHANNEL 36.1 (JEOPARDY!) FROM 12 MINUTES AGO?
-OR SOMETHING ELSE?

Me: I hold up an open palm followed by a "one" sign, indicating "hold on one minute", because i need a bio-break first.

TV: TAKE YOUR TIME.

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I would also think that "D-A-N" should, in a proper world, be extraordinary quick to put in, because a proper machine ought to recognize ASL or other sign-language fingerspellings and digits, at least.

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There. There's a gauntlet down, who shall pick it up and design this beastie?

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