Touché proposes a novel Swept Frequency Capacitive Sensing technique that can not only detect a touch event, but also recognize complex configurations of the human hands and body. Such contextual information significantly enhances touch interaction in a broad range of applications, from conventional touchscreens to unique contexts and materials. For example, in our explorations we add touch and gesture sensitivity to the human body and liquids. This video has five example of setups from different application domains and conduct experimental studies that show gesture classification accuracies of 99% are achievable with the new technology.
The “sensing sofa” is my favorite application of this technology, with the user simply sitting down to turn on the TV and changing position to turn off the lights.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4tYpXVTjxA&feature=related
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