Dartmouth-led team develops WristWhirl, a smartwatch prototype using wrist as a joystick
Friday, October 14, 2016 - 10:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Checking email, tracking fitness, and listening to music, are just a few things that a smartwatch can do but what if your hands aren't free (i.e. carrying groceries or holding a bus handle)? A Dartmouth-led team has come up with a solution by developing WristWhirl— a smartwatch prototype that uses the wrist wearing the watch as an always-available joystick to perform common touch screen gestures with one-handed continuous input.