{"id":744,"date":"2011-03-01T09:39:11","date_gmt":"2011-03-01T14:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iamdann.com\/?p=744"},"modified":"2011-04-19T20:53:25","modified_gmt":"2011-04-20T00:53:25","slug":"touching-yourself-for-microsoft-skinput","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iamdann.com\/2011\/03\/01\/touching-yourself-for-microsoft-skinput","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Listens While You Touch Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"microsoft-skinput\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamdann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/microsoft-skinput.jpg?resize=280%2C172\" alt=\"Microsoft Skinput\" width=\"280\" height=\"172\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Microsoft is developing technology that would allow you to control your electronic devices by simply <a title=\"Microsoft Wants You to Control Your Phone by Touching Yourself\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/1732673\/microsoft-skinput-hands-free-device-controllers\" target=\"_blank\">touching yourself<\/a>. Imagine your phone pad or MP3 player&#8217;s controls being on your arm or hand, rather than on a physical device, and you&#8217;ll have an idea of the Skinput team&#8217;s vision of the future.<\/p>\n<p>The current incarnation of this technology rests in an armband that listens to the vibrations and acoustics that naturally occur when touching or tapping different parts of the body. The middle of your forearm has a different bone density, size, and mass than your wrist, providing acoustically unique vibrations. Take a look for yourself:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"522\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MUnvdblJhP8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Imagine taking a jog and skipping a song on your MP3 player by simply tapping your arm. Or swapping contact information by simply shaking someone&#8217;s hand (possibly the next generation of apps like <a title=\"Bump App\" href=\"http:\/\/bu.mp\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bump<\/a>?).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">My personal reaction? Thanks, but no thanks. While it&#8217;s impressive to witness the advancement of technology, I feel like skin-as-touch screen is more a gimmick than a marketable product. We saw what happened when Apple toyed with the idea of <a title=\"iPod Shuffle 3rd Generation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001FA1NZA?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=iawr-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001FA1NZA\" target=\"_blank\">eliminating buttons all together<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Will Skinput technology be the way of the future? Or will people simply &#8220;Oooo&#8221; and &#8220;Ahhhh&#8221; and then go back to their physical devices? I suppose we&#8217;ll see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will you be able to play games, skip songs, or call people by simply touching your body? 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