Digits takes motion control to a new level. Photo courtesy of Microsoft Research Yes, Microsoft rolled out Windows 8 yesterday and yes, it’s the company’s biggest high-stakes launch in a long time and ...

Have you ever gone to change the channel, then realized your remote had fallen behind the couch? Or wanted to scroll through a recipe on your tablet, but your hands were covered in dough? Well, you ...

If you deliver presentations often, this is a neat trick to add to your arsenal. Swoosh for Android lets you control your slide deck with just a wave of your hand. Install the app on your mobile ...

Robotic officers in Houston successfully controlled Canadarm 2, the space station's robotic arm, by remote control during a test in late February of this year. The success of the test brings about the ...

The ground-breaking technology will enable people to switch channels, change volume and pause films by gesture alone, like Tom Cruise in the film Minority Report. A small camera built onto the ...

Australian engineers Dr. Prashan Premaratne and Quang Nguyen have created a controller with a built-in camera that recognizes simple hand gestures to turn the TV on or off and to change channels. It ...