Neowin News Feed for: Gesture

Files by Google adds MX Player-like brightness and volume adjustment gestures

Usman Khan Lodhi — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 17:00:01 +0000

Files by Google, which started out in 2017 as Files Go, has added gesture controls for its media player that lets users adjust brightness and volume by swiping upwards or downwards on the display. Read more...

Tap, Tap brings iOS 14's customizable back tap gesture to any Android device

Rajesh Pandey — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 06:42:01 +0000

A new app Tap, Tap brings the double-tap on the back gesture as seen on iPhones in iOS 14 to all Android 7.0+ devices. The app is completely free to use and lets users stack actions as well. Read more...

Android Wear update will activate dormant speakers on Huawei Watch and Asus ZenWatch 2

Timi Cantisano — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 20:10:01 +0000

Android Wear will receive an update in the coming weeks that will bring new features to all devices. But, the Huawei Watch and Asus ZenWatch 2 will finally have their dormant speakers activated. Read more...

The gesture Ring by Logbar has been reviewed as "the worst product ever made"

Steven Johns — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:52:01 +0000

Although Logbar achieved more than three times their original Kickstarter goal, the Ring they promised would allow us to "control anything" doesn't appear to be able to control anything. Read more...

Arduino and Raspberry Pi: your next science project

Dmitry Dolinsky — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 08:30:45 +0000

What I thought would be an electronics board with LED control and perhaps FM functionality, unraveled into a world which included Bluetooth, WiFi, displays and controllers as well as advanced robotics Read more...

Leap Motion review: taking control into your own hands (kind of)

Julio Franco — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 09:26:48 +0000

Making use of motion-sensing technology to interact with your computer is at least refreshing, if not magical. Leap Motion touts its controller as a new paradigm in human input devices... Read more...

Rumor: DirecTV may integrate Kinect-like features into their boxes?

News Staff — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 04:46:57 +0000

Is DirecTV looking to integrate Kinect into their set-top boxes? Based on a recent survey of customers, it appears that may be the case. Read more...

Apple Applies For Touchscreen Gesture Patent

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:16:15 +0000

Apple Computer has applied for a patent on several methods of applying gestures to touch-sensitive input devices, possibly implying a touchpad- or touchscreen-enabled product is in the company's future. The company's... Read more...

Messenger:Mate Gesture Player for AIM (Free)

Sat, 03 Sep 2005 07:21:18 +0000

The Messenger:Mate Gesture Player is free software that allows any AIM user with a compatible version to see, hear and use M:M Gestures. The M:M Gesture player is a feature limited version of Gesture functionality... Read more...