Posted on March 3, 2010 by by valerirojas

Are you one of the many people who hate using touchscreens? did you say you prefer your arms or legs instead? Well it seems that your wish has become a reality.

Matt Brian from The Next Web reports that researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft have developed a device that can turn your skin into a touch screen and use your hands, legs or arms as an input device. Skinput

To use Skinput, a sophisticated armband is attached to the upper arm, around the bicep area, that will listen for any sound waves moving up or down the arm. A pico projector is then attached to the wearers shoulder, turning the arm into a body display, completing the device. The sound waves can be associated with a function displayed by the projector, opening the possibility of interacting with a mobile device or personal computer via radio technologies like Bluetooth. The Next Web

The video below shows how Skinput works.

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