Pause, Play And Skip Songs WITHOUT Touching Your Phone

Brainwave app recognises movements using phone’s
front-facing camera
Phone must be in landscape and user’s hand must be
1-3ft from phone
An open hand gesture means ‘play’ or ‘pause’, while a
swipe right moves you onto the next song and a swipe
left takes you to the previous song
App is free on Google Play, and is only compatible with
an Android device
Creators OnTheGo Platforms say an iOS version will be
available soon
This App lets anyone pause, play and skip songs
WITHOUT touching their phone..The most important
thing is it can be done with just a wave of your hand.
Listening to your favourite songs no longer requires you
to pick up the remote or swipe your smartphone
screen.
Dailymail reported that A new app, dubbed Brainwave,
now lets anyone with an Android smartphone or tablet
change tracks simple by waving their hands in the air.
The app, released today, uses the device’s front
facing camera to follow movements from a user’s
hands, allowing them to control music without ever
touching their phone.
A new app, dubbed Brainwave, now lets anyone with an
Android smartphone or tablet to change tracks simple
by waving their hands in the air. Open hand gesture
means ‘play’ or ‘pause’. A swipe right moves you onto
the next song and a swipe left takes you to the
previous song
Created by Oregon-based OnTheGo Platforms, the
system uses a mobile gesture recognition technology
known as Ari.
‘It’s kind of like the Xbox Kinect but for a smartphone
and with no added hardware,’ Ryan Fink, chief
executive of OnTheGo, told MailOnline.
The phone has to be in landscape mode, then, you put
your hand over the phone at least a foot to almost
three feet away.
‘If you want to play or pause a song, you can put an
open hand in front of the phone. Waving skips the
song, while a wave in the other direction will take you
to the previous track.
Once the user downloads BrainWave, all of their
compatible music apps – including Pandora, iHeart,
Spotify, Beats, Google Play – are automatically added
to the apps list (left). When a user selects their
preferred music player, BrainWave will automatically
run in the background, working even if the screen is
switched off (right)
BRAINWAVE APP KEY FEATURES
• Gestures are recognised 1-3ft (30-90cm) away from
the phone
• It uses the front-facing camera on an Android
smartphone or tablet
• The app automatically adds compatible music players
• Open hand gesture means ‘play’ or ‘pause’
• A swipe right moves you onto the next song
• A swipe left takes you to the previous song
• The app works when screen is locked and off
• It is currently compatible with Pandora, iHeart Radio,
iHeart Auto and Spotify
Once the user downloads BrainWave, all of their
compatible music apps – including Pandora, iHeart,
Spotify, Beats, Google Play – are automatically added
to the apps list.
This then allows the third party apps to be controlled
with gesture recognition using the camera on the front
of the Android device.
When a user selects their preferred music player,
BrainWave will automatically run in the background,
working even if the screen is switched off.
‘[Its accuracy] is pretty dead on,’ said Mr Fink. ‘It
should work almost every single time.’In the near
future, Brainwave’s creators are hoping to add gesture
control that will adjust volume and like/dislike songs.
A car mode is also in development so that the app will
automatically turn on when a user is driving.
The app is currently free on Google Play, and is only
compatible with an Android device. An iOS version will
be available in the near future.
[Its accuracy] is pretty dead on,’ creator Robert Fink
told MailOnline. ‘It should work almost every single
time’
The app is currently free on Google Play, and is only
compatible with an Android device. An iOS version will
be available in the near future..
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