According to the new market research report "Asia-Pacific Gesture Recognition & Touchless Sensing Market (2013 - 2018): by Technology (2D, 3D, Ultrasonic, IR, Capacitive); Product (Biometric, Sanitary); Application (Healthcare, Consumer Electronics, Automotive); Country (India, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan & Oceania)", is expected to reach $4.18 billion by 2018 growing at a CAGR of 42.33% from 2013 to 2018.
The technology segment has been segmented into 2D camera based, infrared sensor arrays, capacitive/electric near field, ultrasonic and 3D technologies including stereoscopic, structured lighting, and 3D time-of-flight.
The touchless sensing market statistics are given by products, application and country. The broad markets of touchless sanitary equipment and touchless biometrics have been segmented by the various products. These include Faucets, Soap Dispenser, Trash-Can, Paper Towel, Flushes, and Hand Dryer for sanitary equipment and Fingerprint, Iris Recognition, Face Recognition, and Voice Recognition for touchless biometrics.
The application segmentation of the market covers all the major applications like consumer electronics, healthcare, retail, automobile and others (automation and home appliances) in detail.
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