Thanks to researchers at the University of Calgary, you no longer have to be ashamed of your gigantic thumbs. In fact, their Fat Thumb smartphone interface takes advantage of your opposable digits monstrous dimensions to let you fully interact with your device with just one hand.Youre probably thinking to yourself, “I can already send texts and emails single-handedly,” which is most certainly true. But if youve ever tried to zoom a map when your other hand is occupied, youll know that multi-finger gestures are downright impossible. So the Fat Thumb approach manages to provide the same functionality using the large contact surface of your thumb. When using just the tip its detected as a single finger, but when using the larger area where you find your thumbprint, the device will recognize it differently allowing you to perform gestures like zooming, which usually requires two fingers.

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