Panasonic Corp prototyped a gesture-input remote for TVs and demonstrated it at the 2011 International CES.
A TV can be controlled by holding the remote by hand and moving it. The company also developed a graphical user interface (GUI) for the remote, and the GUI can be three-dimensionally operated on a 3D TV.
In addition to gesture input, a TV can be controlled by using a touch sensor attached to the tip of the remote. A thumb is placed on the touch sensor, and a pointer on the screen, etc can be controlled by moving the thumb. Because the remote can also detect pressure, it is possible to push the remote by the thumb to control a TV.
The remote seems to be equipped with motion sensors such as acceleration sensor and gyro sensor, but Panasonic declined to comment on the details of the remote.
