I have talked about smartwatches before, and how they are really made for just notifications that are in sync with your smartphone. The problem is that one’s finger is almost as big as the screen, so you can’t really use apps in the same way you can on a smartphone or tablet.

According to researchers from Carnegie Mellon, the solution is to make the smartwatch controller with gestures. You can watch the video and see that by twisting and tilting, you can go through menus that you otherwise wouldn’t see by finger swipes on a smartwatch.

I will have to admit that this is a really good idea. I mean, if we are going to use smartwatches like smartwatches, then we have to use things like mapping programs. Tilting and shifting them is really the only way to get them to work. What is really awesome is that he is able to port a FPS (first person shooter) like Doom with it.

This is so absolutely cool on every level. I am looking forward to seeing Samsung watches on it. Come on, let’s get with the program, Samsung.

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