Control a DVD player with hand motions and a SpursEngine chip
October 5, 2007 by colbert low
Filed under Desktops, Home Entertainment, Laptops
You won’t have to walk around or look for your remote anymore if this latest technology makes it to your living room: It lets you control a DVD player with hand motions – without touching a clicker or keyboard.
The laptop-based technology – unveiled this week at the CEATEC electronics show outside Tokyo – runs on the Toshiba’s new ‘SpursEngine’ chip, which can process motion detected by a camera and turn it into commands to control a DVD player.
It’s based on the same Cell chip processor that powers Sony’s PlayStation 3. The camera can detect hand motions from 10 feet away,” said Toshiba specialist Akio Sakai.
The processor, demonstrated on Toshiba’s Qosimo laptops, can also manipulate 3D images – an ability that would come in handy if you want get a full view of what you’d look like with a new hairstyle. The laptop’s camera puts your face on the screen, and then you choose hairstyles and types of makeup. Dubbed ‘Facemation’ , it makes those changes in your image in 3D, allowing you to check the look from different angles.
