April 19, 2011

Control your cellphone with the Nokia Nenya Ring

12:39 PM | Geplaatst door THE COOL COLLECTOR |
Cool Collector # Gadget Files
Nokia Research Labs has created a magnetic ring called Nenya, which can control your cellphone as you twist it on your finger. The ring looks like a standard piece of jewellery, but is actually a strong magnet. Moving the ring causes changes in the surround magnetic field, which are picked up by a bracelet worn by the user that connects to their phone Bluetooth. You rotate the ring to pick from a number of options, which could be memorised, played as audio through headphones, or displayed on a screen, then push the ring towards your fingertip to select. The options could include asking a caller to hold, or updating your location on a social network. The researchers conducted two small trials and found that people could accurately position the ring in roughly 45 degree increments, suggesting that a ring-controlled menu could contain up to eight options. They will present their findings at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Vancouver, Canada next month.

I'm not really sure if I am excited about this idea, wearing something that magnetic around my body, but on the other hand there is already so much radiation in the air, a little more might not matter. I am also wondering if you are a litlle nervous type that's continiously playing with their hands and all, could it be you call all kind of people and remove shit from your phone without noticing. Guess not, but I'm really curious about how it functions in practice!

And if we are going to wear rings to control our cellphones, we might also wear rings to control our computers, laptops, tablets and other gear... Can't wait to see what that looks like!
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