Who needs mouse input or touch controls when you can just wave your finger at the screen like it were something out of the Minority Report.

Samsung has filed a patent showing one of the interesting new features that could come to Galaxy Ring models in future.

Samsung is envisioning giving wearers of its Galaxy Ring advanced Minority Report-like powers not seen on a smart ring before. No, we’re not talking about the ability of precognition – though that would be cool – but rather those fancy air gestures that Tom Cruise uses to control his futuristic computer system in Steven Spielberg’s 2002 sci-fi classic.

Having used the Galaxy Ring almost every day for the last three months, I can see that while it's not quite a smartwatch replacement, especially when it comes to activity tracking, it's had one clear benefit to my health — it has encouraged me to get better sleep.

Samsung patents system to control other devices using Galaxy Ring. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published a patent filed by Samsung in July 2024. The di