Photos: The hands-off future of controlling computers

Summary: Gesture recognition goes hand in glove with PC commands

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Gesture recognition goes hand in glove with PC commands

Controlling computers with just a swipe of the hand is already gaining interest in the tech world thanks to the likes of Microsoft's Project Natal.

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are working on their own gesture control system, using the multicoloured Lycra glove, pictured here. The glove costs just $1 to manufacture.

Photo credit: MIT

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Topic: Hardware

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Nick Heath is chief reporter for TechRepublic UK. He writes about the technology that IT-decision makers need to know about, and the latest happenings in the European tech scene.

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