Have you ever wished you could control your connected devices and smartphone without even touching them?

1. Have you ever wished you could control your
connected devices and smartphone without
even touching them? Well, Google’s
innovative new project from their Advanced
Technology and Projects Team, “Project Soli”
could allow you to do just that. Even though
we deal with data and voice systems in
Knoxville every day, the ability to control
them without touching them is an exciting
technological development.
Project Soli:
Control Your Devices
without Touching Them

2. What is Google’s Project Soli?
Project Soli is currently being developed by Google’s
Advanced Technology and Projects Team. The entire
project is based around a radar embedded into a chip
that is capable of tracking human movement. Given
that we are now in the age of touchscreens wherever
we turn, this contactless control could become a truly
novel concept.
This contactless device control is achieved through
the embedding of a tiny chip – around the size of a
finger nail – containing radar technology into various
devices. Theoretically, this chip could be embedded
into any device to allow for control. Immediately,
we’re able to see the benefit of making use of this
technology in smartphones, but other technology
could benefit from contactless control, also.
image from: www.ufunk.net

3. The chip, as mentioned, contains radar technology
which is capable of capturing any movement you
make, including “finger micro-motions”, and
interpreting that movement as input to control
your connected devices and smartphones.
If you’re tempted to write this off as a gimmick,
we’d urge you not to!
What are the benefits of Google’s Project
Soli?
The team involved in the development of this
technology, Project Soli, are incredibly excited
about it, and it’s not hard to see why. The Google
team is hoping for the Project Soli technology to be
used in computers, wearable devices,
smartphones, and implemented in virtual reality
gaming. There are many benefits to using the radar
to interpret your movements.

4. The technology is incredibly intuitive and precise, being able
to interpret even the slightest movement of the human
hand. The way the technology works negates the possibility
of hitting the wrong button that we often experience with
touchscreen smartphones and similar technology.
The Google developed technology can be used almost
anywhere, as an IT company in Knoxville, we’re pretty
excited about this. Although there are already cameras that
work in a similar way to the radar chip, they’re very large
and their accuracy can leave a lot to be desired. The Project
Soli team found compressing the technology into a small
enough form that it could be embedded into a chip to be
their biggest challenge. The portability and small size of the
chip is a massive benefit to users, both those using it for
personal and entertainment reasons and industrial
purposes.
There is currently no release date for the Project Soli
technology, still being in the developmental stages with the
Google team. The open source technology will be sent to
developers in the near future, so we’re looking forward to
see it in our own technology soon.

5. Circle Communications & Technology is an IT
Company headquartered in Knoxville TN. We
specialize in Data & Voice Systems and High
Speed Wireless & Cable Networks. We enjoy
the Design Engineering Process for helping to
optimize new and existing data systems!
- Richard A. Lehner, Owner
865-964-8723
richard@circletechnology.net