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Nenya: subtle and eyes-free mobile input with a magnetically-tracked finger ring

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Daniel Ashbrook,

Patrick Baudisch,

Sean WhiteAuthors Info & Claims

CHI '11: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 2043 - 2046

https://doi.org/10.1145/1978942.1979238

Published: 07 May 2011 Publication History

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We present Nenya, a new input device in the shape of a finger ring. Nenya provides an input mechanism that is always available, fast to access, and allows analog input, while remaining socially acceptable by being embodied in commonly worn items. Users make selections by twisting the ring and "click" by sliding it along the finger. The ring - the size of a regular wedding band - is magnetic, and is tracked by a wrist-worn sensor. Nenya's tiny size, eyes-free usability, and physical form indistinguishable from a regular ring make its use subtle and socially acceptable. We present two user studies (one- and two-handed) in which we studied sighted and eyes-free use, finding that even with no visual feedback users were able to select from eight targets.

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Nenya: subtle and eyes-free mobile input with a magnetically-tracked finger ring
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction devices
      1. Touch screens
    2. Interaction paradigms

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CHI '11: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

May 2011

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ISBN:9781450302289

DOI:10.1145/1978942

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Microsoft Research
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Vienna University of Technology
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University of Saskatchewan
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