TouchNetix, a company specializing in touch technology, has announced that it has integrated single-chip aXiom technology into its product offerings which allows for superior 3D sensing capabilities that can detect and read air gestures. What this means is that the new tech, when installed on a screen or display, is able to perform totally touch-free functions -- a breakthrough for a wide range of consumer-focused applications.
More specifically, the single-chip aXiom technology allows for proximity sensing up to 15 centimeters above the surface of a screen or display. This means that screens can be set up to detect hover gestures. One of the benefits of this new technology is that it reduces the risk of picking up and transferring bacteria and viruses via public screens.
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What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Touch-free Technology
- Opportunities for developing touch-free technology for public spaces and increased safety
- Hover Gesture Sensing
- Innovative ways to integrate hover gesture sensing into consumer-focused applications
- Proximity Sensing
- Development of new proximity sensing technologies for industrial, healthcare, and public spaces to reduce contact
Sectors Adopting This
- Consumer Electronics
- Touch-free technology and hover gesture sensing for smartphones, wearables, and home automation
- Healthcare
- Proximity sensing and touch-free technology for medical equipment and devices to reduce transmission of bacteria and viruses
- Retail
- Touch-free technology and hover gesture sensing for interactive kiosks and displays in high-traffic public areas
