Mute the song playing on your smartphone in your pocket by flicking your index finger in the air, or pause your “This American Life” podcast with a small wave of the hand. This kind of gesture control ...

The smallest gesture can hide a world of meaning. A particular flick of a baton and a beseeching gesture can transform the key moment of a concert from mundane to ethereal. Alas, computers are ...

Gesture recognition for touchless control—initially a feature of high-end vehicles—is now available in a cost-conscious design package, and it’s ready to serve consumer and industrial applications. A ...

If you like the idea of talking to your car to operate certain functions, you can now wave and take a swipe at it. While gesture recognition is used in consumer electronics, it is now creeping into ...