I use my face to navigate in smartwatch (if you know, nose)

For a reason (coffee) or another (a small child) I am constantly with full hands. At the same time, today’s organization is strongly dependent on a carefully curated alarm plan. As a result I often get desperate and try to dismiss my buzzing Smartwatch with just one hand. While I am well aware of gesture checks, a different part of my brain insists on settling with another attachment instead: my nose.

Game it to be a millennium, but I struggle with the principle of delayed satisfaction when it comes to technology. My adrenalines spikes at the sight of a warning, the feeling of a vibration or the sound of a ping. I need The dopamine that comes from seeing what’s going on on my device. You should see me when I can’t figure out which of the 15 Fitness Trackers On the desk is vibrating. Unnecessary to say, if the device on my wrist will show me something, I need To see it, even if it means leaving my dignity. Instead of waiting until my fingers are free, I’m that person in the grain and noses her smart watch.

I know that gesture checks are not exactly new. These “hand -free” options aim to make the technology more accessible and practical, and mostly I applaud the effort. But the truth is that they rarely live up to expectations. For example, I was Very excited to test Apple’s double tap when launchedBut a generation later it still does not offer the functionality I actually want. Most of the time I end up looking like I’m trying to make a tiny alligator hand doll Chomp Air. My nose, on the other hand, offers more tangible interactions – although I look just as ridiculous to do so.

When an alarm sounds, I take my clock to my face and hit the snooze. When the family talk blows up, I nod up and down to see which siblings crack a joke. When the notifications I continue to forget about disabling show up too much, Pinocchio them right back into the ether.

Ironically, my nose encounters similar problems as my fingers. (Yes, I have done this enough times that I even identified problem areas). Firstly, as any fair-inheded frock face, I was learned to fear the sun’s anger at an early age and use SPF then. A bold nose does not play well with touch screen, and the resulting spots are rough enough to make me question my life choices. Similarly, if my watch is wet, the tipped taps of the nose are even less effective.

Cold and flu season are not good for this method, either. Nasal runoff (aka boogers) can mess with the screen’s response. Given that winter gloves are one of the biggest obstacles to the use of touch screen, it is unfortunate that cold weather and tight nose often go hand in hand. In particular, your chin will work, but it is a bit of a dull instrument. With my nose I can still see the screen while scrolling down a text wire or pressing a notice. It is not the most refined behavior, but I do it as respectable as I can. Do you use my chin? Well, it’s more of a chopping chicken.

The more I pee, the more I realize that this is not my finest action as a wearables reviewer, but hey, I know I’m not alone. At least another Android Authority The editor, who will remain nameless, joined this assignment in light of his own experience with nasal interactions. I also found some Reddit thread Of people celebrating the innovative use of their snakes. I can confirm that the elbows and toes will also work, which probably will most body parts. If you find yourself holding a baby when a text comes in, do the little feet too. I guess their adorable noses would also work, but I can’t, with good conscience, condolence it.