The guys over at Norway’s Elliptic Labs showing their new touchless user interface technology.The system is capable of detecting movements in 3-dimensions without ever having to put your fingers on the screen.

This patented 3D technology recognizes with high precision the position and properties of an object, such as a finger or hand, in the air up to 1,5 meters (5 feet).

Elliptic says the technology is compact enough that it could eventually be embedded into mobile devices.Applied it can work in the same way as when pointing or choosing functionality with a mouse, like with a touch screen or like playing computer games - all without a control unit in the hand and without touching.

There are no hand mounted sensors. Sensors can be placed on or next to a monitor. Several sensor sets / interaction areas or modes can work at the same time. The hardware set-up is scalable, robust and compact. It could be fitted into a mobile phone.

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