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# Touch-Free Laptops
The Sony Vaio E Series 14P Makes Viewing Content a Virtual Experience

By Sarah Moore | Published 2012-04-15 | Tech
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sony-vaio-e-series-14p
References: [gizmag](http://www.gizmag.com/vaio-14p-gesture-control/22132/) & [sony](http://www.sony.co.uk/product/vn-e-series/sve14a1s1e)

The [Sony](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/afeela-car) VAIO E Series 14P is the newest model in the E series collection, and allows users to control various content viewing features and surf the web without laying a finger on the computer.

By sliding one’s hand in front of the laptop’s webcam, several of the key features of the computer can be controlled without the use of any [physical buttons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trackpad). Users can view pages on the web, scan, select and play their favorite music as well as adjust the volume on their computer easily.

This would be a germophobe’s dream, as touching dirty, sticky keys wouldn’t be necessary for many of the activities that users complete on their notebooks every day.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 2.0/10
- Popularity: 15% | Activity: 37% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

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## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Virtual Control:** The trend towards touch-free laptops opens up opportunities for virtual control of various features and functions, reducing the need for physical buttons.
- **Gesture Recognition:** The use of webcam-based hand gestures for controlling laptops introduces the trend of gesture recognition, enabling intuitive and contactless interaction.
- **Hygienic Computing:** The demand for touch-free laptops addresses the trend of hygienic computing, providing a solution for germophobes who seek to avoid physical contact with their devices.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Consumer Electronics:** The touch-free laptop trend presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the consumer electronics industry, enabling novel user experiences and enhanced hygiene.
- **Computer Hardware:** The integration of touch-free capabilities in laptops represents a potential disruptive innovation opportunity for the computer hardware industry, requiring advancements in sensors and webcam technologies.
- **Healthcare:** The touch-free laptop trend has implications for the healthcare industry, offering a hygienic computing solution for doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who require clean devices.

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