NEC Introduces Glasses to Use Forearm for Digital Interaction
NEC Corporation has announced that its research group has been working on a new product: the ARmKeypad. The ARmKeypad uses smart glasses paired with a smartwatch to display information on the user’s arm with Augmented Reality.
NEC Corporation has announced that its research group has been working on a new product: the ARmKeypad. The ARmKeypad uses smart glasses paired with a smartwatch to display information on the user’s arm with Augmented Reality.
According to the article on TechTimes web site, the wearer of both the glasses and the watch see the information on the forearm. Since the accelerometer in the watch tracks the wearer’s motion the user can use the forearm as if it were a digital input device. One use case is for the user to type on a virtual keyboard that appears on the forearm.
The company’s announcement suggests that it could be available for use by factory workers as soon as 2016.