Though it debuted way back in 2002, the film highlighted technologies like driverless cars, hyper-targeted advertising and robotic insects — all of which exist in 2019. Now, it appears Steven Spielberg’s cinematic premonition may have included another technology that is potentially one step closer to reality: gesture-controlled sensing technology. This week, the Federal Communications Commission approved a Google request to “operate the Soli sensors at higher power levels than currently allowed,” according to Reuters, which first reported the change in policy. “The Soli chip can be embedded in wearables, phones, computers, cars and IoT devices in our environment,” the website claims. “Soli has no moving parts, it fits onto a chip and consumes little energy.

Source: thestar January 04, 2019 00:33 UTC