Nokia’s next-generation Lumia handset codenamed McLaren will
allegedly bear unique features which stems from the recent acquisition
of Nokia by Microsoft.
According to reports by the WPCentral and The Verge,
the Finnish company’s future line of Lumia devices will have Kinect-like gestures
that enable touchless control on a phone. The feature can be called as 3D Touch
or Real Motion and will use the phones sensors coupled with software
optimizations and algorithm in order to work.
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| Nokia McLaren Concept Phone |
With Real Motion, users can simply hover a finger over the
phone to get additional information or activate a certain feature on the
device. Nokia may also use interactions with the sides of the device to
activate certain functions on a smartphone. For instance, gripping the phone
will automatically wake it or power it on.
Moreover, 3D touch will use a device’s sensors to evaluate
when the phone or certain features of the phone are needed. For instance, a 3D
Touch-enabled handset can lock itself when it detects the user has put the
phone in his pocket, or put a call in speakerphone when the user places the
phone on a table.
There’s no specific ETA on when such features will be built
into Windows Phone handsets, but the earliest time would either be in the next
Windows Phone update or when a new handset (McLaren) is released.
