Why bother touching your smartphone when you can just nod at it? Galaxy Club has uncovered a new Samsung patent that describes a new gesture control system for smartphones that responds to users’ head gestures such as nods and winks. Samsung has already developed technology that tracks your face — the Smart Pause feature on the Galaxy S4 automatically pauses videos you’re watching when you look away from your phone, for instance — but this seems to be the first system that would let you use your face to actively control your device. SamMobile notes that because the patent “was filed way back in July last year… the Galaxy S5 could come with advanced gesture controls that go way beyond what is available on devices right now.” A diagram showing Samsung’s proposed smartphone head gesture controls follows below.
Samsung is developing gadgets that you’ll control with a wink and a nod
Updated Dec 19th, 2018 8:44PM EST
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Brad Reed has written about technology for over eight years at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet and the American Prospect. He has a Master's Degree in Business and Economics Journalism from Boston University.
