Gestures

Matthew Miller/ZDNETOne of the features that was advertised at the Apple Watch Series 9launch was the support for a double-tap gesture that launched with WatchOS 10.1. Apple's S9 chip enables this gesture capability and it can be quite useful for snoozing alarms, playing and pausing audio, and more. However, it is also fairly limited and one often resorts to using a finger to tap away on the display.In celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Samsung posted a press release reminding all of…

Have you heard about the new Samsung Galaxy S23 camera hack that enables users to take selfies through palm gestures and voice commands? Yes, with the Samsung Galaxy S23 camera, you can just raise your hand to take an amazing selfie. In fact, there is more! Now, with palm gesture selfies and voice commands, users will not have to stay anywhere near the phone to click a selfie! Check how this new Samsung Galaxy S23 camera hack works. Samsung Galaxy S23 palm gestures and voice command selfiesThis Samsung camera hack simply…

In time for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), Samsung wants to remind us that its Galaxy Watches are suitable for everyone, thanks to the so-called Universal Gestures. The feature enhances accessibility and allows you to navigate without having to touch the display or the rotating bezel (or the virtual bezel) at all. You can enable the Universal Gestures feature in the Settings menu under the Accessibility sub-menu. The two main gestures are "make a fist" and "pinch". The former selects an…

watchOS 10 launches later this fall, and one of the first things users will notice on their Apple Watches is that performing certain actions requires new gestures. Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox. Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there. By signing up, I agree to the Terms of Use and have reviewed the Privacy Notice. Apple says that “virtually every app has been rethought” in watchOS 10. After the update, many Apple Watch apps will use the entire screen, so…

The Pixel 4 was arguably one of the worst phones Pixel phones, thanks in part due to the company’s poor implementation of the hands-free gestures and all the gimmicks surrounding it. However, it looks like Xiaomi might be working on a new solution that brings back the concept of hands-free gestures. As reported by MIUI Polska writer Kacper Skrzypek, Xiaomi is currently developing a tablet equipped with a 3D Time of Flight (ToF) camera, which would enable hands-free gestures such as automatically locking the tablet when…

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During WWDC 2023, Apple finally unveiled its spatial computer Vision Pro. By blending digital content with the physical world, the company’s CEO Tim Cook describes this as the first product made by Apple that you look through, not at. While this device won’t be released until early 2024, and it’s still full of mysteries, BGR gathered a few tidbits we were able to discover after Apple previewed its Vision Pro spatial computer. Here’s everything you need to know: Release date: This product is expected to…

The 3D rendering visualizes a possible application scenario involving the holographic ground projector. Credit: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft How do you decide whether a pedestrian needs to wait or it's safe to cross the road in front of a car? In today's world, drivers and pedestrians simply exchange a brief eye contact or small hand gestures to express their intentions to one another. But how will future autonomous cars…