fin ring - a gesture controlled thumb ring
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Fin Technology
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Contents:● What is Fin?● History● How does it Work?● Features● Applications● Demonstration● Price and distribution● Future goals
What is Fin?
Fin is a tiny wearable device that you can wear on the thumb of your hand as a ring and it will make your whole palm and fingers as a numeric keypad and gesture space.
Gesture Interaction on palm
History● Developed by RohildevN who grew up in Kerala.● Eight months ago he established RHL vision
technologies to work on touchless technologies, a project he choose in his final year of UG.
● Gesture recognition.
Features:
Working
● By tucking an optical sensor into a the ring, the Fin is able to detect swipes and taps across your hand.
● When it detects a gesture, it sends that command to connected device via Bluetooth.
● Swiping your thumb down your index finger, for example could turn your phone’s volume down.
● Want to turn it back up? Just swipe back up across the same finger.
● Want to change the track, for example. Just swipe your thumb across the other hand’s palm.
● It supports five gestures. Swipe right, swipe left, swipe up, swipe down and Finger tap.
Applications
● Fin can control your smart TV,hence no need for remote.
● It can change channel,adjust volume by only afinger swipe.
● Makes your interaction a loteasier and interactive.
Smartphone & Cameras
● Fin can be used to attendcalls.
● You can also dial thenumbers from your palm.
● Controlling other utility like volume control.
● Click photos with ease byconnecting Fin to your camera.
Automobiles & Entertainment
● Navigate your maps, changemusic,receive calls,read messagesjust by your finger control without distracting yourself from driving.
● For better entertainment, Fin servesas an interactive alternative forjoysticks.
Market Price & distribution
105$
Future Goals
● Adding more enhancements like unique user authentication.
● Assembly and complete developer kit.● Platform integration and support.● Material and design.
References:
[1]. Official website. www.wearfin.com , www.finrobotics.com[2]. Nidheesh MK Kochi , “Rohil Dev Does It With Fin-esse”,21st April,2014. www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/Rohil-Dev-Does-it-with-Fin-.ece[3]. Ring Puts Control In The Palm of Your Hand. Discovery news. http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/ring-puts-control-in-the-palm-of-your-hand-140203.htm