“The Apple Watch 2 speculated to be revealed this year may have gesture controls making it possible to control the smartwatch with a few quick, specific finger movements including some sign languages,” Agamoni Ghosh reports for International Business Times. “Using the sign language method, the paired iPhone will be able to recognise signs and convert them to spoken or written language.”
“The patent filing details a lot of gestures such as pointing, waving and even extending the pinky and thumb in a ‘phone me’ gesture that could all be used to initiate actions on either the Watch or the paired iPhone,” Ghosh reports. “Turning your palm-down and patting can decline an incoming phone call, lifting or dropping your palm could raise or lower the speaker volume and waving your hand sideways in front of you could turn a page in an ebook.”
Check out specific commands from the patent application in the full article here.
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