Motion control Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Daily iPhone App: Wave Alarm lets you turn off your alarm with the wave of your hand

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 4th, 2012)

Wave Alarm has one feature that sets it apart from the myriad of other alarm clocks in the App Store. It lets you turn off your alarm by waving your hand at your phone. This may seem like a gimmick, but I found it to be extremely useful. Wave Alarm is a no-frills alarm clock. It has a ...

Apple updates patent for magic wand remote

by Mike Schramm (Dec 31st, 2009)

Apple has updated a patent that they already held featuring a sort of a Magic Wand -- a remote control for operating a media system by controlling an on-screen cursor. That might sound familiar if you own a Wii -- even the pictures look very similar to the way the Wiimote currently works. And the ...