Google has been trying to fill a gap with the ChromeOS operating system for a long time. ChromeOS, which targets especially affordable and portable laptops, is here with a new update. Control with facial gestures, introduced with macOS Catalania, also comes to the ChromeOS operating system.
Face control feature comes with ChromeOS 120 update
Judging by the resulting source codes, Google will provide mouse and keyboard control with facial movements with the ChromeOS 120 update. Google is looking to offer this feature to users within accessibility settings. In this sense, Google aims to enable disabled individuals, especially those without hands or arms, to use computers easily.
As you know, MacOS Catalania 10.15.4 version introduced the feature of controlling the computer with facial and hand gestures. Although this feature is offered for disabled individuals, other users can use this feature for different purposes.
Currently, Windows does not have such a feature. However, there is a possibility that computer control with hand and facial movements may appear for Windows in the future.
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This isn’t actually the first time facial control or gesture control has emerged. This technology, which gained success with the Nintendo Wii, even appeared in Samsung smart television models for a while. Samsung, which purchased a project that emerged on Kickstarter at that time, also achieved significant success.
However, control technologies with hand and facial movements have now developed a lot. Today, webcams are used in technology where infrared sensors were used before. In this sense, facial and hand movements and computer control now work much more precisely and error-free.
To use this feature on MacOS, you need to adjust the cursor sensitivity level. Again, the operating system must be open for camera access. For the ChromeOS 120 update, the control feature with facial and hand gestures will probably work in a similar logic. Of course, an important detail here is whether the operating system provides continuous access to the images.
Here, it is an important detail that users do not forget to turn access control on and off. This setting, which we encounter for macOS, is likely to also apply to the ChromeOS 120 update.
So, do you think computer control technology with facial and hand movements should become widespread? We are waiting your comments.