Interesting Engineering

AI turns smartwatch speaker and mic into 3D hand tracking system using sonar tech

AI-powered WatchHand turns smartwatches into hand trackers using sonar, enabling gesture control without extra hardware ...
Tech Xplore

Sonar on stock smartwatches leads to hand-tracking advancement

Imagine tapping your thumb and index finger together twice to skip to the next song or clicking around your laptop or desktop ...
Women's Health

Can You Use Too Much Hand Cream? Dermatologists Weigh in

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? Our palms actually lack sebaceous glands that produce oil to keep them ...
TechSpot

Court says continued use of tracking app counts as consent, even if users never read the new TOS

Why it matters: A recent federal appeals court ruling has turned a routine software update into a high-stakes precedent for how consumers "agree" to the fine print governing connected devices, with ...
Reuters

Allstate must face privacy lawsuit over cellphone tracking of drivers

Drivers said Allstate tracked their movements to raise rates Judge lets Federal Wiretap Act claim proceed Insurers use telematics to monitor driving habits Allstate says it provides clear notice to ...
IEEE

Human-Exoskeleton Kinematic Calibration to Improve Hand Tracking for Dexterous Teleoperation

Abstract: Hand exoskeletons are critical tools for dexterous teleoperation and immersive manipulation interfaces, but achieving accurate hand tracking remains a challenge due to user-specific ...
PC World

Microsoft says new Teams location feature isn’t for ’employee tracking’

For better or worse, Microsoft Teams is one of the most important communication apps in the professional world. It’s used by millions for chat messages, video conferences, and sending files. According ...
Mashable

Honor's Robot Phone hand-on: It's wild, and it's weird

Honor brought its Robot Phone concept to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, giving us a first close look at the device. Honor calls the Robot Phone a "new species" of smartphone that combines ...
Everyday Health

Not All Hand Sanitizers Are Created Equal — Here Are the Ones We’d Actually Use

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Gizmodo

Surveillance With a Smile: Burger King Will Use AI to Track If Employees Say ‘Please’ and ‘Thank You’

Burger King is rolling out a new AI-powered management platform in its restaurants that keeps an eye on everything — and we mean everything — from when menu items are running low to complaints about ...
Road to VR

‘Evangelion’ VR Game Will Primarily Use Hand-tracking, Increasing Ease-of-use at Cost of Interaction Fidelity

At the Neon Genesis Evangelion 30th Anniversary event in Tokyo this weekend, Pixelity showed off its upcoming XR game EVANGELION: Δ CROSS REFLECTIONS, revealing it’s going all-in on hand-tracking. On ...