Introducing WowTouch: The Innovative Gesture Control App for Pixel Watch 2 by Doublepoint

Admittedly Apple iWatch uses have had it since October last year, but as of today at Mobile World Congress, the Doublepoint startup has launched the updated version of its popular WowMouse gesture-touch control app for Android smartwatches. Launched at CES in January, the free app now supports Google’s Pixel Watch 2, having already garnered around 30,000 downloads by Samsung Galaxy users since CES, according to the company. As with the iWatch gestures, the WowMouse app creates a sort of ‘wrist-based’ mouse, using taps fed via Bluetooth to the watch to allow users to control headsets, phones, tablets, computers and other devices. On his stand at the Four Years From Now section of MWC, founder Ohto Pentikäinen told me: “Gestures are a big theme nowadays, with Apple Vision Pro coming out. We see people doing these pinches all over the streets nowadays!

Admittedly, it has been quite some time since Apple iWatch users got their hands on the device back in October last year. However, at the Mobile World Congress happening today, Doublepoint, a startup in its prime, has launched an upgraded version of its renowned WowMouse gesture-touch control app for Android smartwatches.

Initially unveiled at the CES event in January, this free app now extends its support to Google’s Pixel Watch 2, after already registering a massive 30,000 downloads by Samsung Galaxy users since CES, as stated by the company.

Just like the iWatch gestures, the WowMouse app serves as a ‘wrist-based’ mouse, leveraging taps sent via Bluetooth to the watch in order to help users take control of headsets, phones, tablets, computers and even other devices.

At the Four Years From Now section of MWC, Ohto Pentikäinen, the founder, shared with me: “Gestures are currently a trending theme, with the recent launch of Apple Vision Pro. You see people around the streets engaging in these pinches quite frequently nowadays! And what we’re doing is making these gestures invisible. We discreetly integrate gesture detection algorithms so that you can smoothly tap away, right in your own pocket!”

He mentioned that the vibration that occurs when our fingers touch each other triggers the app: “The impact travels through the tendons all the way to the wrist. And we pick it up using the inertial measurement unit – simply a gyroscope.”

The WowMouse also adds value to AR and VR as it could prove to be a game-changer for gaming and other kinds of interactive apps on AR/VR headsets.

For developers, Doublepoint has rolled out a preorder option for its Evaluation Kit, which comes with a wristband, algorithms, and evaluation tools, giving developers the opportunity to test the Doublepoint gesture detection algorithm.

Here’s an exclusive look at the new and updated version of @doublepointlab WowMouse gesture-touch control app for Android smartwatches @4YFN_MWC #MWC24 pic.twitter.com/G17lRMyzcX – Mike Butcher (@mikebutcher.bsky.social) (@mikebutcher) February 26, 2024