By Ina Fried on 25 February 2009 16:38
Here, a Microsoft researcher demonstrates "writing in the air" - a project that uses a brightly coloured object such as a ball or piece of fruit to draw a Chinese character that can be picked up by a webcam. The approach represents an alternative means for entering text without a keyboard - particularly useful in Asian languages.
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