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For iOS users, Nike added an “armband mode” that makes it easier to control their experience while running and wearing the phone on their upper arm. Some features of armband mode include easier-to-use music controls and improved access to route maps. That was left for three months for the nerves to grow into the muscle, and then the patients began to practice controlling the muscle—first using an armband to detect activity, then using the signal to control a virtual arm. Then came the big moment Snap your finger, twist your wrist, or even clench your fist – and no, we’re not talking about the movements you’ll be making if you end up joining a Zumba class, it’s actually about a new technology that gives you control of literally all your From "Minority Report" to the Kinect, we've been on a tech quest for touchless gesture control that frees us from the shackles of mice and old-style controllers. We want to get in on the action and use movement to command our digital devices. Myo from The team behind the development of the Myo gesture control armband Thalmic Labs, have announced this week that their new Myo armband will be available to purchase from Amazon in the next couple of months, opening the new technology up to the masses. MYO's gesture control armband promises to let you "unleash your inner Jedi" by offering the ability to wirelessly control your smartphone or computer via gestures. It does this by detecting the electrical activity in your arm muscles as you move and .

It’s as easy to put on as a traditional armband, but is packed full of technology that lets it track both your hand movements and arm motions, then lets you use those gestures to control virtually anything on your desktop, laptop or smartphone. Thalmic Labs is a Waterloo-based startup with a very ambitious goal – to change the way we interact with our everyday computing devices. To that end, they’ve developed the Myo armband, a gesture control device that fits around the meaty part of your One of the hottest areas for tech development in the last few years has been gesture control, which allows users to interact with computers without having to touch any inputs like a keyboard or a mouse. Undoubtedly inspired both by Microsoft Kinect and the Controlling computers with hand gestures – the way Tony Stark as Iron Man does in the "Avengers" movies – has been a longtime dream for many users. Is the Myo the solution? Produced by Matthew Stuart Follow BI Video: On YouTube .