Thursday, April 24, 2008

Bluetooth Powered Glove Developed

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Researchers at Engineered Fibre Structures (EFS), a University of Manchester spin-out,have developed a soft-fabric electronic glove that remotely controls equipment via a Bluetooth connection.

The Control Glove lets you send wireless bluetooth commands to electronic devices via each of the glove's fingertips has a contact, and you put different fingers together to send different commands.

The designers see a number of possible uses for wireless gloves, including gaming, patient rehabilitation in healthcare, and a computer interface.

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