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Have you ever wanted a mouse pointer on your phone controlled by your thumbnail?

April 24, 2015 by Jason

nailoNo? Really? Why not?

Researchers at MIT apparently really wanted to be able to do this, so they figured out a way. It uses a small wearable trackpad sensor, which they’re calling NailO, to register the touches and transmit the signal to a device such as a phone.

Also, much like the Apple watch, the sensor is apparently totally customizable.

At Dent 2014, Scott Jordan hosted a popular round table discussion about wearable technology, and just a year later the options for loading things like this into clothing or directly onto the body are quite a bit more advanced.

It seems like huge, universe-denting shifts in technology are often accompanied by new interface opportunities. We’re on the verge of voice (Siri, Cortana) and whole body (VR, Kinect) inputs — now the wrist, the thumbnail — which is going to take lead? I have no idea, but it’s going to be awesome.

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