Technology is in a roll. I think every second, I hear of new technologies and the latest innovations.
I’m sure you’ve heard of Microsoft’s touch-screen computer, voice-powered technology, 3G, etc. And now comes a laptop that can be operated by moving or tilting it.
Early this month, BT announced that their researchers have used Nintendo Wii style technology to develop a device for laptops that removes the need for a keyboard or a mouse. This innovation will benefit those people who are handicapped, or even those who are unable to use their hands because they are in a crowded place or on fieldwork. Sure sounds like overdoing it, but perhaps there are people who still have to use their laptops even when they are in situations where it is difficult to do so.
The ‘motion-sensing’ laptop works this way:
BT Balance, works by enabling the user to manipulate menus and applications simply by moving or tilting their machine. The small, specially designed adaptor containing movement sensors can be plugged into any standard laptop or tablet PC. The adaptor is then able to ‘talk’ to software downloaded to the laptop and then translate the motion and rotation into actions on the user’s computer screen.
The software can be adapted so that users can move a cursor around the screen or even turn the pages of a virtual manual or book just by tilting or moving around their machine.
