skip to main content
10.1145/2634317.2634333acmconferencesArticle/Chapter ViewAbstractPublication PagesubicompConference Proceedingsconference-collections
poster

MagNail: augmenting nails with a magnet to detect user actions using a smart device

Published: 13 September 2014 Publication History

Abstract

In this study, we design and implement MagNail, a nail augmented with a magnet, that allows user actions to be detected via the magnetic sensor integrated in smart devices such as a smartphone or a tablet PC. By using this system, therefore, the user can intuitively use the smart device using finger motions. We also develop a drawing application with an intuitive mode switching function and evaluate its performance.

References

[1]
Hwang, S., Bianchi, A., Ahn, M., and Wohn, K. Magpen: Magnetically driven pen interactions on and around conventional smartphones. In MobileHCI '13, ACM (2013), 412--415.
[2]
Ketabdar, H., Yüksel, K. A., and Roshandel, M. Magitact: Interaction with mobile devices based on compass (magnetic) sensor. In Proceedings of the IUI '10, ACM (2010), 413--414.

Cited By

View all
  • (2021)A 10-Year Review of the Methods and Purposes of On-Skin Interface Research in ACM SIGCHIProceedings of the 2021 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers10.1145/3460421.3480424(84-90)Online publication date: 21-Sep-2021
  • (2020)MagneLayer: Force Field Fabrication by Layered Magnetic SheetsProceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3313831.3376552(1-9)Online publication date: 21-Apr-2020
  • (2017)Magnetic PlotterProceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3025453.3025702(4983-4993)Online publication date: 2-May-2017
  • Show More Cited By

Index Terms

  1. MagNail: augmenting nails with a magnet to detect user actions using a smart device

    Recommendations

    Comments

    Information & Contributors

    Information

    Published In

    cover image ACM Conferences
    ISWC '14: Proceedings of the 2014 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers
    September 2014
    154 pages
    ISBN:9781450329699
    DOI:10.1145/2634317
    Permission to make digital or hard copies of part or all of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that copies bear this notice and the full citation on the first page. Copyrights for third-party components of this work must be honored. For all other uses, contact the Owner/Author.

    Sponsors

    In-Cooperation

    Publisher

    Association for Computing Machinery

    New York, NY, United States

    Publication History

    Published: 13 September 2014

    Check for updates

    Author Tags

    1. fingertip
    2. magnet
    3. magnetic sensor
    4. nail
    5. smart device
    6. wearable

    Qualifiers

    • Poster

    Funding Sources

    Conference

    UbiComp '14
    UbiComp '14: The 2014 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing
    September 13 - 17, 2014
    Washington, Seattle

    Acceptance Rates

    Overall Acceptance Rate 38 of 196 submissions, 19%

    Contributors

    Other Metrics

    Bibliometrics & Citations

    Bibliometrics

    Article Metrics

    • Downloads (Last 12 months)19
    • Downloads (Last 6 weeks)2
    Reflects downloads up to 15 Jan 2025

    Other Metrics

    Citations

    Cited By

    View all
    • (2021)A 10-Year Review of the Methods and Purposes of On-Skin Interface Research in ACM SIGCHIProceedings of the 2021 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers10.1145/3460421.3480424(84-90)Online publication date: 21-Sep-2021
    • (2020)MagneLayer: Force Field Fabrication by Layered Magnetic SheetsProceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3313831.3376552(1-9)Online publication date: 21-Apr-2020
    • (2017)Magnetic PlotterProceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3025453.3025702(4983-4993)Online publication date: 2-May-2017
    • (2015)MagNailAdjunct Proceedings of the 2015 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Proceedings of the 2015 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers10.1145/2800835.2800859(309-312)Online publication date: 7-Sep-2015

    View Options

    Login options

    View options

    PDF

    View or Download as a PDF file.

    PDF

    eReader

    View online with eReader.

    eReader

    Media

    Figures

    Other

    Tables

    Share

    Share

    Share this Publication link

    Share on social media