MYO : GESTURE CONTROL ARMBAND
Myo a gesture control ArmBand for controlling all your actions. Developed by Thalmic Labs , the Myo is a unique arm movement controlled band.The band uses fingers as well as arm movement to utilize the band.This unique gesture control device can be worn just above the elbow on either arm and detects the electrical activity produced by the user’s muscles.
However the Myo is being promoted as a main presentation device rather than all around device. The company is showing off how the device performs when you are presenting a presentation.But it can be used with other applications like iTunes , VLC , Adobe Reader and many more are available in the Myo market.
MYO connects wirelessly with other devices using a low energy Bluetooth connection. However it's quite similar to Microsoft Kinect which uses camera for all the tracking process. But Myo can only track single hand movement compared to the Kinect's tracking whole body.
Some of the real world applications include being able to scroll up and down a web page just by lifting or lowering your hand, as well as swiping to the left and right with two fingers in order to switch between desktop apps.Even games like Call of Duty can be played with the Myo Control gesture Armband.Thalmic Labs is also launching the MYO API today though, which will allow other developers to experiment with the hardware and hopefully produce new applications.Myo is available on Amazon as well as Thalmic official store.
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