Trajectory-based interactions such as scrolling, flicking through menus and lists, and moving in 3D environments, often including momentum, have become the most widespread actions in modern interfaces. They represent a significant departure from pointing tasks, and newly introduced input devices such as the touchscreen and the gyroscope controller have paved the way for novel interaction models in a variety of contexts.
Zyxio’s solution is a breakthrough exclusive innovation, resulting from a 3+ year, multi-million dollar human interaction R&D program.
It consists of a patented Single Chip Touchless Technology combined with an integrated software development platform which enable ultra low pressure breathing kinetic energy to be modeled as parameters and trajectories. Sub-sequences are extracted and used to define orthogonal multidimensional control functions.
The sensawaft™ MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical System) senses ultra-low pressure levels in the open space, at a distance of up to 20 cms from the mouth, intentionally generated by the user.
Zyxio's core technology was developed based on our research into human interactional behavior, and utilizes the untapped potential of the kinetic energy one breathes out to control our digital world. An average adult exhales more than 2500 gallons of air every day, hence using some of it to interact, a meme across cultures and through the ages – think pinwheels, dandelions, etc. – had to be turned digital!
sensawaft™ is an alternative hardware-enabled "touchless" interaction method with interaction effect libraries and application-specific performance programmability that provides customizable variable control over any User Interface and applications, with low computational specifications.
The sensawaft™ solution is highly customizable and enables a broad gamut of interaction models developed since 2006 in our lab. sensawaft™ can identify and separate intentional interaction from simply breathing or ambient wind and output compatible communication/ input data to be sent to the host device/ main processing unit via standard protocols such as UART, USB® or Bluetooth®.
Looking ahead, sensawaft™ is expected to open up new possibilities for application developers and game designers in shaping next-generation interfaces and applications.
It consists of a patented Single Chip Touchless Technology combined with an integrated software development platform which enable ultra low pressure breathing kinetic energy to be modeled as parameters and trajectories. Sub-sequences are extracted and used to define orthogonal multidimensional control functions.
The sensawaft™ MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical System) senses ultra-low pressure levels in the open space, at a distance of up to 20 cms from the mouth, intentionally generated by the user.
Zyxio's core technology was developed based on our research into human interactional behavior, and utilizes the untapped potential of the kinetic energy one breathes out to control our digital world. An average adult exhales more than 2500 gallons of air every day, hence using some of it to interact, a meme across cultures and through the ages – think pinwheels, dandelions, etc. – had to be turned digital!
sensawaft™ is an alternative hardware-enabled "touchless" interaction method with interaction effect libraries and application-specific performance programmability that provides customizable variable control over any User Interface and applications, with low computational specifications.
The sensawaft™ solution is highly customizable and enables a broad gamut of interaction models developed since 2006 in our lab. sensawaft™ can identify and separate intentional interaction from simply breathing or ambient wind and output compatible communication/ input data to be sent to the host device/ main processing unit via standard protocols such as UART, USB® or Bluetooth®.
Looking ahead, sensawaft™ is expected to open up new possibilities for application developers and game designers in shaping next-generation interfaces and applications.
sensawaft™ hardware: Zyxio's exclusive MEMS with embedded algorithms and additional (optional) USB®/Bluetooth© plus power management circuitry.
sensawaft™ software: integrated firmware/software development platform for full customization of the interaction experience.
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