POD: A Smartphone That Flies
This work addresses the problem of enabling hands-free mobile interaction for users, though it appears incremental as it builds on existing drone-carried interfaces.
The authors tackled the problem of hands-free, eyes-up mobile computing by developing POD, a flying smartphone prototype that integrates a smartphone-sized display with modern smartphone computing and sensing capabilities. They discussed technical challenges and presented early results toward addressing them.
We present POD, a smartphone that flies, as a new way to achieve hands-free, eyes-up mobile computing. Unlike existing drone-carried user interfaces, POD features a smartphone-sized display and the computing and sensing power of a modern smartphone. We share our experience in building a prototype of POD, discuss the technical challenges facing it, and describe early results toward addressing them.