Forget the TV remote and the games controller, now you can control anything from your mobile phone to the television with just a wave of your hand. Researchers at Newcastle University and Microsoft Research Cambridge (MSR) have developed a sensor the size of a wrist-watch which tracks the 3-D movement of the hand and allows the user to remotely control any device. Mapping finger movement and orientation, it gives the user remote control anytime, anywhere – even allowing you to answer your phone while it’s still in your pocket and you’re walking down the street...
