Gesture control and a curved body may be in the iPhone’s future. Apple has been experimenting with those features for the iPhone, and they could be ready for prime time in two to three years. Gesture control would allow a user to execute tasks without touching the screen. The technology could be used for more than just answering phone calls and opening apps, noted Gartner analyst Tuong Nguyen. “It could be folded into an umbrella of multi-modal user experiences — understanding what you want through a gesture, a touch, voice or a biometric.”
I love the idea of gesture control. Using my fingertips to enlarge, select, scroll instead of touching my grimy or gloved fingers on a phone screen would be fantastic! Everyone goes on and on about talking commands being the thing, but I end up repeating myself a lot when doing this. Maybe its my Australian accent? Or, the fact that I'm sometimes in a noisy environment. There are too many dialects and variations to ever be comfortable. Flicking my finger in front of a screen to quickly scroll through information just seems more organic and natural.
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Curves, Gestures May Be in iPhone’s Future
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. April 5, 2018 10:02 AMGesture control and a curved body may be in the iPhone’s future. Apple has been experimenting with those features for the iPhone, and they could be ready for prime time in two to three years. Gesture control would allow a user to execute tasks without touching the screen. The technology could be used for more than just answering phone calls and opening apps, noted Gartner analyst Tuong Nguyen. “It could be folded into an umbrella of multi-modal user experiences — understanding what you want through a gesture, a touch, voice or a biometric.”