Before remote controls kids and sticks were the most convenient ways to change the channel if you felt too lazy to get off your butt and change the channel yourself. Now we have to ask ourselves after decades of remote control advancements if the remote control is better than a tv that watches our body movements and responds to hand gestures. The new technology I'm referring to is called 'Matchpoint.'
For decades, we’ve been pushing buttons to operate our devices. But that’s changing. Advances in voice recognition mean that in many cases we can simply ask our devices to read us the news or order our groceries. Soon we may be able to control computer cursors and screens of all sorts with a wave of the hand.
That’s the promise of “Matchpoint,” a new gesture-based technology that couples a webcam with software that can runs on TVs, tablets, and laptops. Matchpoint adds an interface in the corner of the screen, showing moving icons for volume, channel, etc.
Just a wave of the hand? Well I can see benefits and disadvantages of this new technology. Not needing a remote is a real benefit but having your TV watching you every minute of everyday is a bit creepy don't ya think?
This image shows targets in the corner of a TV screen. Each target rotates around its corresponding function. The user matches the rotational movement with any object, or part of their body, to create a coupling and active the control. Lancaster University U.K.
Technology is constantly evolving and why should remotes be any different?
What are your thoughts about RC technology? Wouldn't it just be better to get rid of RCs altogether in favor of a built in solution engineered directly in your TV?
Do you think 'Matchpoint' technology will take off?
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Source:
Will 'Matchpoint' Technology Kill the Remote Control? - NBC News
