587206 external_news 1486602363 1486602418 <![CDATA[Scientists have developed tech that lets you control your smartwatch with just your breath]]> Daily News & Analysis mentions researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology in the US who created Whoosh, a technique that allows a person to control the watch by blowing, exhaling, shushing, sipping or puffing on the screen. Another new interaction technique WatchOut uses taps and scrolling gestures on the case and watchband, outside the watch screen. "Other techniques that improve control of smartwatches have included 3D gestures above the screen, bigger screens or adding an extra armband," said Cheng Zhang, a PhD student at Georgia Tech. "We wanted to show it could be done with existing technology already common on today's devices," said Zhang.

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