CES 2012: Alliance to develop motion sensing remote control platform

UEI is demonstrating the platform at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012) in Las Vegas. According to both companies, the UEI WaveMotion remote control platform will be one of the first to integrate 3 axis accelerometer and 3 axis gyroscope technologies, which, combined with Movea's SmartMotion technology, enable pixel accurate in air pointing, advanced gesture recognition, 3D menu navigation and custom gesture based sign on. For example, a flick, swipe, up and down, can be used to provide menu control, more sophisticated gestures such as letters and numbers become inputs for shortcuts, and personalised gestures unlock user profile to give access personal features and preferences. Arsham Hatambeiki, executive director of Applied Innovations at UEI, said: "The next advancement in remote controls lies in motion sensing, which greatly enhances the user interaction beyond the traditional multibutton remote control to deliver an engaging user experience for navigating between multiple content streams, applications and games that make up today's home entertainment systems. Movea's flexible solution in motion control and gesture recognition will enable us to design and build mainstream motion enabled remote controls that are intuitive and easy to use for a better home entertainment experience."