Chris Harrison tried Skinput on his own palm.
A new technology revolutionizes the way we perceive and use input devices.
Skinput is the latest breakthrough in human-computer interaction. This technology was developed by Chris Harrison, a junior Ph.D. student in Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII), in collaboration with Desney Tan and Dan Morris of Microsoft Research.
Chris Harrison, used the human skin as the primary input surface or touchpad for mobile devices such as your smart phone. Skinput is a combination of simple bio-acoustic sensors attached to the upper arm and some sophisticated machine learning through capturing sound generated by such actions as flicking or tapping fingers together, or tapping the forearm.
The armband design includes both the collection of sensors and a tiny projector that can superimpose multi-colored navigation buttons onto the bearer's forearm.
Moreover, a keypad can show on the palm of the hand. Simple mobile devices, like an MP3 player, might be controlled merely by tapping of fingertips, without need of superimposed buttons.
Also, Skinput can use "proprioception", a person's sense of body configuration - for eyes-free interaction.
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