'Magic Finger' Turns Any Surface Into A Touchscreen

Alternative control methods are one thing we keep coming back to here on NRM; whether it's interacting with a videogame using EMG sensors placed all over the body, or controlling on-screen actions through gestures sensed through a wrist-mounted device. The 'Magic Finger', a research project from Autodesk Research in collaboration with the University of Toronto and the University of Alberta, is just the very latest to catch our eye.