by Mike DeVine May 10, 2012 11:06 am
According to a rumor, the next Xbox’s controller may feature the ability to detect a “squeeze” from the user as input, possibly for ID’ing the player. Hey, it’s bound to work better than the Kinect’s Facial Recognition….
Here’s Hoping The Next Xbox Really Does Feature Squeeze-Controls [Durango]Kotaku
A report over at Engadget shows a patent filed by Microsoft for a device that uses “personalization using a hand-pressure signature.” The image in their patent filing is a chunky, lovable Xbox 360 controller that, going by the title, will be able to detect your identity based on your hand-pressure via a “presure sensitive surface.” And maybe read your fingerprints? More »
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