Ultrasonic MEMS microphones can image where your hands are without touching the screen, adding a new dimension of 3-D gesture control to smartphones and tablets: R. Colin Johnson @NextGenLog
Sensing fingers above and alongside a smartphone of tablet gives a new third dimension to their control.
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