Fin ring, which allows to control devices by gestures, collected required $100,000 on Indiegogo.
How it works
Fin is worn on the thumb finger. Ring recognizes the basic movements and clicking on certain areas of the human's palm. One of the main features of this ring is that it recognizes each segment of the palm. The figure below shows this clearly. Thus, it is possible to turn the hand into a keypad.
You can bind the functions of device to certain parts of a hand and perform an actions simply by touching with your thumb.
In addition, you can move the same finger in the air performing certain actions, such move up-down to change the volume of mobile devices or TV, flipping through the pages, change channels, etc.
From what will this ring will be done
- Shell with waterproofed degree of IP67
- Adjustable and flexible size
- Battery : Li Po. Charged via micro-USB. One charge will last for a week, and the battery life will last at least a year
- Sensors : Accurate recognition of the finger on the palm and touched sites
- Connection : Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and 4.0
- Compatibility : Windows, MAC, iOS, Android, Windows Phones.
Planned date of production - July 2014. Developer version will be available from June.
The estimated price of the ring $99, and $79 for the developer version. Moreover, if the project will gather $150,000, then for people with vision problems Fin will cost $59.