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HCI/HCI study

Recent Wearable Device Input Method (최신 웨어러블 디바이스 입력방식)

Nowadays, there are so many kinds of wearable devices and there are also many types of input methods. I'm studying the text input method in such wearable devices. This post is uploaded for investigation about the recent wearable device input method. 

Index

01. Smart Watch
02. Bluetooth Earphone
03. VR
04. AR
05. Smart Ring
06. Smart Accessory
07. Smart shoes

01. Smart Watch

- Apple Watch

Apple watch

Digital touch
Press / Tap / Drag / Swipe function

Digital Crown
Zoom / Scroll

Button
Home button / Side button

Speech
Users can use Siri function when paired with the IOS device.

 

- Galaxy Watch Active 2

Galaxy Watch Active2

Digital touch
Press / Tap / Drag / Swipe function

Touch Bezel Ring
Wheel outline of the circle to scroll

Button
Home button

Speech
Users can use speech function when paired with the Android device.


02 Bluetooth Earphone

Airpods(pro)

Airpods

Main Function
Earphone
Mic
Simple function for control music (stop/play/next song.. etc)

Input method

Tapping
Users can assign simple functions for double-tapping on the left or right Airpod.
In pro series, users can use the function by tapping Force sensor.

Speech
Users can use the Siri function when paired with the IOS device.

Galaxy Buds

Galaxy Buds

Tapping / Press
Users can assign simple functions for press or
tapping on 1/2/3 times on left or right Buds

Speech
Users can use speech function when paired with the device.

 

03 VR

Gear VR

Gear VR

Controller
Trigger Button - Click button
TouchPad - Press / Tap / Drag / Swipe function
Button - Home / Cancel / Volume button
Controller Movement - Control location of pointer

Head Movement
Lens Focus Wheel
Bluetooth Control

 

- Oculus Quest

Oculus Quest

Insight Tracking
Without external sensor, it reflects 6 DoF movement.
Inside-out tracking

On/Off Switch

Controller
Tilt / Click button (joystick)
Trigger
Click button
Grip button

- HTC Vive Cosmos

HTC Vive Cosmos

Insight Tracking
Without external sensor, it reflects 6 DoF movement.
Inside-out tracking

On/Off Switch

Controller
Trigger
Tilt / Click button (joystick)
Click button
Grip button

 

04 AR

Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses

Vuzix Blade

Touch pad with gesture

Head motion trackers

Haptic vibration alert

Remote control app for Android & iOS device

 

Eyesight Raptor

Raptor

Touchpad
tap and swipe over the integrated touchpad.

Built-in audio
an internal speaker as well as two microphones.

Controller (optional)
users may attach the Everysight controller to their bicycle handlebar for easier control. Furthermore, the controller features large buttons for use even with cycling gloves.

Hololens

Hololens

Hand tracking
Two-handed fully articulated model, direct manipulation

Eye-tracking
Real-time tracking

Voice
Command and control on-device; natural language with internet connectivity

6DoF tracking
World-scale positional tracking

Spatial Mapping
Real-time environment mesh

Gesture
Finger gesture recognition

Mixed Reality Capture
Mixed hologram and physical environment photos and videos

06 Smart Ring

- Motiv Ring

Main Function
In-depth sleep tracking
All the fitness tracking
Works with Apple Health & Google fit

Input method

Bluetooth
Only activated by an application using Bluetooth.

-Jakcom R3 NFC Smart Ring

Main Function
Can transmit information and substitute ID cards

Input method

Bluetooth
Only activated by an application using Bluetooth.

07 Smart Accessory

Bellabeat Leaf

Main Function
In-depth sleep tracking
All the fitness tracking
Stress prediction
Meditation exercise
Works with Apple Health & Google fit

Input method

Bluetooth
Only activated by an application using Bluetooth.

08 Smart shoes

Lechal GPS Shoes

Lechal GPS shoes

Main Function
All the fitness tracking
Works with Apple Health & Google fit
Guide the way to the destination

Input method

Bluetooth
Only activated by an application using Bluetooth.

Haptic feedback
Smart shoes let the user know the way to the destination by Vibration.