Microsoft plans Kinect-like gestures for the upcoming Nokia McLaren smartphone.
Microsoft may add Kinect-like features to its upcoming flagship Windows Phone, codenamed McLaren. The smartphone will let you interact with games and applications without ever touching the display. The Nokia McLaren is expected to debut in US later this year.
Evleaks first leaked the existence of Nokia McLaren and the smartphone is expected to be launched as Lumia 1020's successor with a similar hump in the rear case for a powerful camera. The McLaren will have a number of sensors that will make way for a 3D Touch system. The smartphone will have features like answering calls by just holding the device to your ear as well as the ability to put the phone on speaker by setting it down on a table, or hang up on a call by placing it in your pocket. The smartphone with 3D Touch will have a number of inbuilt sensors that will allow devices to mute when they are covered by hand or user can easily dismiss alerts by waving a hand in front of the phone's screen.
The 3D Touch-enabled phone will be able to recognize different amounts of pressure while users hold the device, so if you’re reading in bed, the screen orientation lock clicks into place automatically. The camera app will also allow users to zoom in on a subject, simply by dragging your fingers along the side of the device. Microsoft is also planning to simplify devices and remove buttons like the power button so that phone owners can simply grip their smartphone to switch it on.
According to sources, the 3D Touch or Real Motion technology, has been developed by Nokia over a number of years. The company is also working closely with app developers to ensure that the new gesture controls can be used on multiple apps and mobile games. Microsoft had originally planned to debut its 3D Touch features with Windows Phone 8.1 and a Nokia "Goldfinger" handset, however the update has been pushed to later this year.
The growth of 3D Touch devices seems to be growing in the world of mobile phones, with Amazon reportedly planning a gesture-based 3D interface and Samsung’s air gestures for controlling music tracks.
Source: The Verge
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