Doublepoint launches free Apple Watch app to control devices with hand gestures | TechCrunch

Las Vegas: So, have you heard about this cool new app called WowMouse? It just launched at CES 2025 by a Finnish startup named Doublepoint. This app turns your Apple Watch into a remote control for your devices, and it’s totally free!

Here’s the deal: WowMouse uses the sensors in your watch to track your hand movements. You can literally point at your Mac, and it’ll move the cursor for you. How neat is that? It’s like having a magic wand for your tech!

During a demo, the CTO of Doublepoint, Jamin Hu, had me try it out. I pointed at a lamp, and it lit up! I was amazed. Just a little finger tap turned it off, and tilting my hand made it brighter. No more fumbling with my phone to control the lights!

Setting it up is a breeze too. You just show the app where your lights are, and it learns to recognize them. After that, it knows what you’re pointing at. It’s all powered by a smart neural network that understands different hand gestures, which is pretty impressive.

WowMouse has already gained traction, with over 100,000 downloads on Google Play. Now it’s on the Apple App Store, and thousands are jumping on board. It’s exciting to see how quickly it’s catching on!

While big tech is working on smart glasses, Doublepoint is focusing on what’s already in our pockets. Their CEO, Ohto Pentikäinen, believes this tech could easily integrate with smart glasses in the future.

Doublepoint started in 2020, making hardware, but they switched gears to software for existing smartwatches. They’ve raised $6.5 million so far and are looking to expand even more.

In the long run, they want to license their tech to smartwatch makers. Right now, using WowMouse with multiple devices can be a hassle, but imagine how smooth it could be if it wasn’t stuck in someone else’s ecosystem!