Touch screen is not limited

All surfaces can be requisitioned as touch screen controls electronic devices, thanks to intelligent projection interface.

In the context of the touch screen presence in modern human life, from the screen on mobile phones to tablet computers, professionals are striving for a new breakthrough, which is optional at every turn. Surface to display screen or device controller.

The new projection system promises to deliver
Touch screen anywhere - (Photo: CMU)

Want an instant email tool on your desk, or a sound button on your armchair in the living room? No big deal.

The Kinect's depth-sensing projection system can monitor human hand movements, and create a virtual view of the controller wherever the user wants, according to NBC News.

Called WorldKit , the new system is the work of Robert Xiao of Carnegie Mellon University (USA).

In the past, there was a similar projection system, but at a closer distance, the WorldKit allows for a touch interface not only on the hand or front surface, but also on the whole space. a wall or a large area on the floor.

In addition to tracing the hands, WorldKit can also count and track objects such as coins, or measure the size and distance of a physical object.