3Gear Systems Inc is focused to bringing gestures to everyday computer interfaces. They're developing cutting edge computer vision technology and designing user experiences that are highly intuitive, comfortable and enjoyable. Their goal is to empower users of 2D mice and touchpads with 3D ten-finger dexterous control. Since its introduction in 2010, the Kinect has made 3D camera technology available to ordinary consumers, opening up a new world of gestural interfaces for playing games. However, the existing Kinect software and algorithms work best when capturing large, full-body actions for users that are several meters from the sensor. The firms technology enables 3D cameras based on the Kinect, in order to reconstruct a finger-precise representation of what the hands are doing. This allows the firm to build simple and intuitive interactions that leverage small, comfortable gestures: pinching and small wrist movements instead of sweeping arm motions, for example. The firm's system provides millimeter-level accuracy of the user's hands using a camera mounted about 70cm above a desk. Because the camera is mounted above the desk, the system works well even if the hands are just a couple centimeters above the keyboard or desk surface, avoiding the so-called gorilla arm problem. In most cases, customers can rest their forearms comfortably on the desk surface while making small motions with your wrist and fingers. The firm is currently experiment to allow writing on the desk surface itself using an index finger. The software is designed to run in the background of the computer all day, recovering gracefully from tracking failures, such as stepping away from the desk.
