[B. Aswinth Raj] wanted to control a VLC player with hand gestures. He turned to two common ultrasonic sensors and Python to do the job. There is also, of course, an Arduino. You can see a video ...

From the classic fingers pinched against thumbs to indicate frustration, bewilderment or delight to airy waves and shrugs, the Italian obsession with gestures is legendary. Now, a study has ...

Not every hand gesture is universal. And sometimes, making what you think is an innocent gesture in one country can land you in hot water somewhere else. Just ask any traveler who's given a thumbs ...

increasing the number of gestures we can reliably detect," a spokeswoman for Google told the BBC. Google acknowledges this is a first step. Campaigners say an app that produced audio from hand ...

and accelerometer to turn your hand into a mouse that can control devices through hand gestures. The Apple Watch already uses a similar technology for the double tap feature it released in 2023.