Users would probably rather gesture to their phones than get the devices dirty, said Goren.

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The HDMI cables that connect phones to monitors tend to be short, notes Goren.

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Goren has identified five other situations in which people might prefer to use gestures instead of touch or finger-based commands.

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Goren says a 1.3 megapixel video-conferencing camera will do.

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Rather than close or minimize a phone window to interact with a background application like a music player, users could control a primary application, like email, via touchscreen or keys, and manage the background application via gestures, said Goren.

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People who want to dock their phones and play music out of external speakers or charge their phones while playing music will likely find it more convenient to gesture to their phones than sit right by the devices and key in commands, said Goren.

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