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Re:Thalmic's (YC W13) MYO draws 10,000 preorders in 2 days by snowbrook on Wednesday February 27, 2013 @08:48PM (#5296451)
I don't see how it can distinguish between normal use of your hand/arm and a control gesture. Perhaps in the midst of a video game, you are gesturing full-time, but the other examples seem more dubious to me.
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Re:Thalmic's (YC W13) MYO draws 10,000 preorders in 2 days by 27182818284 on Wednesday February 27, 2013 @08:56PM (#5296482)
It has a special unlock gesture like your phone.
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Re:Thalmic's (YC W13) MYO draws 10,000 preorders in 2 days by pm90 on Wednesday February 27, 2013 @09:01PM (#5296495)
That's a good point. Maybe you would have to do a particular gesture to get it "live"? But I'm just speculating here
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Re:Thalmic's (YC W13) MYO draws 10,000 preorders in 2 days by vicbrooker on Wednesday February 27, 2013 @10:48PM (#5296855)
I remember reading that they've selected a gesture that isn't likely to happen naturally to enable or disable the device.
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