As we have mentioned on other occasions, the implementation of Virtual Reality will be a trend that many of the manufacturers will follow in the coming months. And it is that, during 2016 we have witnessed the coming to light of several projects that had been brewing in recent years and that more recently, we have been able to see how they materialized in specific models such as the Project Tango tablet developed by Google. However, there are other initiatives carried out by other large companies that intend to go a step further and distance themselves from their competitors with the aim of further increasing the user experience by distancing it from some of the properties that we can already enjoy in some cases such as for example, the modification of the terrain on the screens of devices that support this technology.
Microsoft has also jumped on the bandwagon and little by little we can learn more about Pre-touch, of which below we will tell you its most outstanding characteristics and that aims to transform the way in which users of Windows They use this operating system through models such as Surface and which also intends to be the Redmond's show of muscle when it comes to demonstrating that this company can also continue to innovate despite the fact that in the field of operating systems, it still has many distances to cut back on other platforms such as Android that will make 3D another key element in their next versions.
What is it?
Pre-Touch has a very simple operation: Broadly speaking, anticipates the pulsations of the users on the screens of the devices and is able to recognize, before we touch the panels, the movements that we are going to carry out and, consequently, execute one task or another. An example: If we are listening to music and we want to advance to the next track, it would be enough to make a slight movement of the hand in the air and on the device so that it automatically changes the song. This occurs thanks to a series of sensors located throughout the terminal that collect all the gestures that we can perform.
A young project
When it comes to talking about all the projects of 3D and Virtual RealityRegardless of its developers, we find a common element and it is the time dedicated to research. Most of the initiatives that we present to you on other occasions, such as Tango, had on their backs two years of experiments that in the case of Pre-Touch, are also fulfilled.
Other characteristics
Gesture recognition is not the only axis around which this future feature of Windows will revolve, since in other cases, such as video playback, when performing the gestures we will be able to access context menus that appear on the screen according to the way in which we have grasped the device, either with one hand, with both, or at any angle.
Has it been presented in a specific model?
Yes. Pre-touch was already installed as standard in a smartphone made by Nokia almost unknown. Its about McLaren, presented about a year ago and that incorporated some of its functions such as Live Tiles, which already allowed a greater degree of interaction. However, this terminal ended up being canceled and was left as something more than an experiment by Microsoft that, among other characteristics, contained Windows Phone.
When and where can we see it?
Pre-Touch is currently in development and Microsoft has yet to provide further details on its future addition. Nevertheless, some technology portals have echoed about its arrival in other terminals that will launch those of Redmond foreseeably in 2017 such as Surface Phone.
As you have seen, the different manufacturers in the sector are gradually joining the field of virtual reality with the aim of definitively implanting it in the different models that are being released both in the medium and long term. Currently, despite the fact that Tango is one of the greatest exponents in this field and that those of Google have already advanced distances with respect to their competitors, there are other firms such as Samsung that are also experimenting with initiatives such as Air Comande, visible in some of the last Note series models and that allows a great interaction just by bringing the tip of the stylus incorporated into them with the panel. After learning more about Pre-Touch and how Microsoft intends to make a difference compared to other companies, do you think that this technology can set the trend that the rest will join over the years, or do you think that in In this sense, those from Redmond also start at a disadvantage and it will take time and effort to make it a really attractive novelty? You have available more information related to the arrival of 3D and Virtual Reality to our tablets and smartphones, such as the Entrim Project so that you can give your opinion and find out about other experiments carried out today.