Radar Wristband Turns Your Arm Into a Smartwatch Trackpad

New tech lets you control your smartwatch by touching your arm

Researchers have developed technology that turns a smartwatch user's forearm into a trackpad.

5 mm radar wristband turns skin into a pressure-sensitive trackpad

NC State researchers developed a 5 mm radar sensor that turns the forearm into a multi-finger, pressure-sensitive smartwatch trackpad.

Radar wristband turns your arm into a smartwatch trackpad

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed technology that turns a smartwatch user's forearm into a trackpad, allowing the user to scroll, zoom, click on icons and so on. The system relies on a radar system that tracks the movement of a user's fingers on the forearm and monitors pressure on the skin of the forearm, providing the same level of force-touch detail available on laptop trackpads.

New radar wristband turns your skin into a smartwatch touchpad

A new wristband could make tiny smartwatch screens much easier to use by turning the wearer’s forearm into a touchpad. Researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated a system that recognizes finger movements and how firmly someone presses their skin. Called EpiPad, the technology lets users perform familiar actions such as scrolling, zooming and […]

North Carolina State University: New Tech Turns Your Arm Into a Smartwatch Trackpad

North Carolina State University: New Tech Turns Your Arm Into a Smartwatch Trackpad. “Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed technology that turns a smartwatch user’s forearm into a trackpad, allowing the user to scroll, zoom, click on icons, and so on. The system relies on a radar system that tracks the movement of a user’s fingers on the forearm and monitors pressure on the skin of the forearm, providing the same level o…