Consumer Electronics
Control Media Interfaces with Hand Gestures
3D gesture recognition is poised to change the Consumer Electronics industry. From television to health and fitness products to personal computers, it will provide end-users with a more natural and enjoyable way of interacting with technically complex devices and richer content.
Natural interface usability has become a crucial differentiator and in the foreseeable future it’s not unlikely that the TV remote controls and other navigation devices, as we know them today, will be a thing of the past. A simple hand gesture will change the TV channel, turn up the volume, surf the Internet or flip through the photo or music library.
Sofkinetic’s 3D gesture recognition technology is at the center of this trend. The iisu™ middleware, together with a 3D depth sensing camera, permits users to control TV and media interfaces using hand gestures only while sitting comfortably in their living rooms.
Since summer 2008 Softkinetic has been working closely with Orange Vallée, a subsidiary of the France Telecom Group, the world leader in IPTV, to create Keanu. Combining Softkinetic’s iisu™ software technology with Orange Vallée’s expertise in media user interfaces, Keanu transforms television into an interactive, device-free experience controlled by simple hand and body gestures.
On November 16, 2009, Softkinetic announced a strategic partnership with Optrima NV, inventor of the patented CAPD (Current Assisted Photonic Modulation) 3D CMOS sensor technology, to propose the most complete and integrated 3D depth sensing imaging and gesture recognition solution for the Interactive Digital Entertainment and Consumer Electronics markets. Please visit us at http://www.softkinetic-optrima.com.
