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[Rogerdodger]

Wave the TV remote control goodbye and change channel with a thumbs-up
By DAVID DERBYSHIRE - More by this author » Last updated at 22:32pm on 13th July 2007 Comments (13)

It sounds like the perfect invention for all those couch potatoes who find even using a remote control just a little too much like hard work.
Scientists have come up with a box that lets television viewers change channels, switch on the DVD player or switch off an irritating presenter with the wave of a hand.
The controller's built-in camera can recognise seven simple hand gestures and work with up to eight different gadgets around the home.
They believe it could be on sale within three years, ending the frustration involved in finding and using remote controls.
Crucially for anyone with small children, pets or gesticulating family members, the software can distinguish between real commands and unintentional gestures.




That could be intergrated into trading platforms.
These guys want channel 2.

Edited by Rogerdodger, 14 July 2007 - 10:46 PM.

[calmcookie]

Pretty soon you won't even have to open your eyes to watch. They'll invent a way to see the images as you sleep. Brainwash em, feed em til they're 600 pounds, stick em in bariatric hospital beds and pump em full of pharmaceuticals ... no wonder we have to outsource everything. Why do people perceive effort as a "BAD" thing? Bike riding oddball, C.C.

Edited by calmcookie, 15 July 2007 - 06:51 AM.

[OEXCHAOS]

CC, it's what is behind most of the last 3,000 years of human advancement. The remote saves you time and effort so you can be bored with 275 channels instead of just 5. It's a guy thing, you wouldn't understand. What you should be excited about is that you now don't need to get the remote out of the hands of your man in order to change the channel or turn it off. Mark