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For many people, smartwatches have become an indispensable accessory of daily life, whether it is to monitor their health while exercising. to access notifications faster and even send
For many people, smartwatches have become an indispensable accessory of daily life, whether it is to monitor their health while exercising. to access notifications faster and even send messages on WhatsApp or an email in Gmail without having to take your phone out of your pocket.
But developers continue to find and devise creative and interesting uses, as in the case of a new app I tested I control the mouse on my computer without touching it, just by making hand movements. In the best Doctor Strange style, or rather as if he were some kind of tech Jedi. It’s a more useful tool than I imagined, especially when giving presentations.
Imagine this situation: You’re connecting your laptop to a big-screen TV or projector to give a presentation to a group of people, but you don’t have a remote control at hand and you’re not close enough to change each image or page. information. There are mobile apps that can help you but in my case I controlled the presentation with my Wear OS watch and a new app It was revealed during CES 2024 in Las Vegas.
The app is called WowMouse and is very simple to use: use smartwatch sensors to move the mouse cursor By moving your arm and simply making a pinching motion (touching the tip of your index finger with your thumb), you can, among other things, “click” with the left mouse button.
Once the app is downloaded to your smartwatch, it is very simple to configure. Compatible with smart watches with application operating systems Use OS 2 or higher and Works with computers, tablets and even mobile phones. I have personally used it with the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 and it works perfectly. However, its creators say that it does not work with the Pixel Watch or Pixel Watch 2, at least as of this writing.
That’s it, now when you move the arm on which the watch is attached, you will see that the cursor will move on the screen of your computer or any device. AND You can “click” when you pinch.
The watch screen will show an image of a mouse, and each time you make a pinch gesture, the entire screen will glow green. If you press the mouse on the clock, cursor control is disabled; This is ideal for preventing accidental clicks at inopportune moments.
In my case I tested the app Control mouse on MacBook Pro, Samsung mobile phone and iPad sixth generation (I know it’s a bit old now, but I only use it to watch TV series and movies). It worked perfectly in every situation.
It is also possible to configure Other actions for pinch gesture: Besides left-clicking, you can also choose to press the spacebar or press “Enter” while performing the gesture. It’s even possible to change the movement from pinching to touching a surface.
WowMouse is an app that lets you use a WearOS smartwatch as a mouse on a wide variety of devices.
Creators of the application, development studio umlaut, They mentioned it during CES He said that their intention is to license this application to smart watch manufacturers and include the application in their devices. But there is no need to wait for this to happen, if it does, fortunately it can be downloaded from the Google Play Store and used completely free of charge.
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John Wilkes is a seasoned journalist and author at Div Bracket. He specializes in covering trending news across a wide range of topics, from politics to entertainment and everything in between.
