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In the news | New Scientist
2010 review: The year in technology (features Skinput)
Imagine simply tapping the back of your hand or forearm to control your smartphone: that's the kind of capability offered by Skinput, the marvellously named brainwave from Microsoft Research.
In the news | CNN
Microsoft’s Skinput turns hands, arms into buttons
Using Skinput, a person could tap their thumb and middle finger together to answer a call; touch their forearm to go to the next track on a music player; or flick the center of their palm to select a menu…
In the news | PCWorld
Skinput Makes the Entire Body a Touch Interface
Skinput listens to the sounds made by tapping on parts of a body and pairs those sounds with actions that drive tasks on a computer or cell phone.
In the news | BBC News
Sensors turn skin into gadget control pad
Coupled with a tiny projector, Skinput can use the skin as a surface on which to display menu choices, a number pad or a screen.