Amazon is expected to launch its 3D gesture based smartphone on June 18th. Now, several reports are suggesting that Microsoft is eyeing to introduce Kinect like motion tracking technology in next Windows Phones.
According to The Verge, Microsoft’s future flagship handset which is codenamed as McLaren will feature gesture controls. It is also said that this will be Nokia’s first smartphone to introduce the 3D Touch gestures. The report further states that the technology will let users navigate on the phone without touching the display and take calls by simply holding the phone to the ear.
Moreover, it will enable you to play games and use applications by hovering your finger over the display. The device will support numerous other smart actions know you face orientation for smart portrait/landscape orientation switching and activating the speakerphone when you place your phone on a table during a call.
Expected to be released on a range of US carriers later this year, the device which was touted by evleaks as Nokia McLaren will be a high-end successor to Lumia 1020 with even more advanced camera. Microsoft has been working on the technology for several years now and expects it to work well on the device, said the report.
The report further says that this technology will remain exclusive to Microsoft’s devices and won’t grace the Windows Phone-powered devices of other manufacturers. Windows Phone 8.1 operating will also likely get some small tweaks ahead of McLaren’s release. Microsoft completed its $7.5 billion purchase of Nokia’s devices and services business at the end of April.