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    As the BoomRoom showed us, the future will likely contain free-flowing, gesture-controlled smart spaces commanded via hands-free operating systems.

    The latest addition to that concept is “Fin,” a ring-like device that allows users to control up to three devices, like smartphones, televisions or car dashboards, using only a system of taps and swipes on the fingers.

    Worn on the thumb, Fin connects to various devices via Bluetooth and has pre-programmed gestures, for example adjusting volume, sending texts, dialing phone numbers, sharing files or taking photos. Later editions of the system will include an app that will allow users to customize their own gestures. Fin’s creators also envision the device being of great assistance to the visually impaired.

    “People in today’s world are becoming more busy, but still they are wasting a lot of time interacting with their smart devices,” Rohildev Nattukallingal, founder of RHL Vision Technologies, the startup behind Fin, told Mashable. “Fin removes this interaction gap by allowing users to quickly interact with those devices.”

    According to Nattukallingal, Fin can last up to one month on a single charge if only used for eight hours a day. He and his colleagues are currently attempting to crowdfund the project on Indiegogo and are hoping to release a final product by September 2014. Fin is expected to retail for $120. Developers also plan to launch a software kit that will allow people to design their own apps for the device, which will come in five different colors.



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    I am having an uncontrollable twitch in my right and left thumbs simultaneously. They are shrinking also in size, until they reach one unsupported by the world standards. Good luck with the sizing, Fin!

    Jeffrey, I think it is time for us to quit centering, and start heading out of here (I mean, out of this game issue).

    Thank you, skywizard, better to stay informed than ignorant!

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    Default Re: Ring Puts Control In The Palm of Your Hand

    Next, chipping the thumb.

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    Wow -- this adds a whole new dimension to the concept of "Thumb Drive".

    Wonder what happens when you put it in your butt.

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    Quote Posted by Tesla_WTC_Solution (here)
    Wow -- this adds a whole new dimension to the concept of "Thumb Drive".

    Wonder what happens when you put it in your butt.
    Now that was funny.

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    This ring is much better ...


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    Quote Posted by Tesla_WTC_Solution (here)
    Wow -- this adds a whole new dimension to the concept of "Thumb Drive".

    Wonder what happens when you put it in your butt.
    Gives a whole new meaning to "butt dialing"

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    Default Re: Ring Puts Control In The Palm of Your Hand

    It's interesting how the idea of 'power' can be perverted into mechanisms.
    I can't control my crappy thinking, or irresponsible behavior, or the way things make me feel,
    but I can unlock the car, preheat the house, and place a bid on Ebay from my thumb.
    I'm too damn busy to reach into my pocket for that heavy clumsy iphone.

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