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Samsung Electronics has developed the world¡¯s first cell phone with a motion-recognition function (SCH-S310), the company said Wednesday.
The race to develop technology that accurately recognizes human motion has been so taxing that globally renowned companies like IBM and Microsoft have so far failed in their efforts. But by using a six-axis sensor Samsung said it succeeded with the SCH-S310, opening a new age for cell phone technology. A Samsung official said the latest model would hit the market in March.
It allows users to make calls by writing the numbers into the air instead of pressing buttons. For example, if a user writes ¡°1¡± with the phone in the air, the device makes a call to the memory number 1.
The phone performs other functions by recognizing human motion. If a user listening to music on the phone shakes it twice to the right, the next track will be played, and if the user shakes it twice to the left, it goes to the previous track.
With the advent of motion-recognition phones, users frantically waving their handsets about are expected to become a common sight in the streets.
(Baek Gang-young, young100@chosun.com )
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