Window shopping goes high tech with gesture recognition

The system is controlled by the window-shopper's gestures, which are captured using motion tracking innovation that the Fraunhofer team has been working on for a decade.

The institute is looking for partners to furthermore the innovation and one day change the look of department store windows.

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