Gadgetory

when it comes to wearables startup play debase hopes it's all in the wrist the company's wrist band called Remo lets you control devices in your home from your thermostat to your lights with hand gestures it's a Bluetooth based device that has an infrared emitter as well as a nine axis IMU that interprets your motions of your hand and then it's all processed through the iPhone app Remo communicates with receivers that connect with gadgets you wish to control the receivers can pick up signals from Remo within 12 meters and recognize six simple gestures a green light lets you know the receiver is ready then turn your hand to open a lock or turn on a lamp Remo has competition Myo from thalmic labs also interprets gestures to operate smart home electronics video game controllers and more it's worn on the forearm and reads your muscle activity Remo is still a prototype but Plata bass has ambitious plans including incorporating fitness tracking regardless of which technology ends up on our arms gesture recognition could be the interface of the future in San Francisco I'm samhitas Sina comm for CBS News