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[Credit: Leap Motion] The Kinect brought on a whole new kind of gesture controls, and theiPhone helped bring multitouch controls to the masses. Each isgreat at what they do, but there are drawbacks; with a touchscreenyou have draw your finger across a relatively small surface, andmost motion sensing technologies are still only accurate enough todetect your hand as a single entity. Leap Motion , a startup out of San Francisco, wants to meld the two ideastogether without any compromises. The company just announced itsnew 3D motion-control contraption, called The Leap, that it claimsis accurate enough to detect touch-control gestures likepinch-to-zoom or capture your single-finger whipping action in agame of Fruit Ninja (take that, Kinect whole-hand sensing!). Your browser does not support iframes. CNET reports that the Leap Touch s contraption is small iPodsized USBadd-on. The Leap creates a 3D interaction space measuring fourcubic feet in size that can track the motion of your hands down toyour individual fingers. The Leap, according to Leap Motion, is accurate enough to trackyour movements to a hundredth of a millimeter, which is 200 timesmore accurate than anything else on the market. The company hasn'tsaid much on how the technology works, except that it usesbreakthrough technology and motion control software that s been inthe works for the past four years. Leap Motion is currently sending out devemopment kits and SDKs tforWindows 7 and 8, as well as for Mac OS X (Linux support is on theagenda for future release). Leap Motion envisions that its 3Dmotion-sensing technology will be ideal for surgical andengineering software, as well as for gaming. The Leap will cost $70initially, and is up for limited pre-orders now; Leap Motion plans to launch the gadget early next year. And be sure to check out CNET for an interview with Leap Motion CEO Michael Buckwald. [ Leap Motion via CNET ] Like this? You might also enjoy Microsoft Turns Jazz Hands Into Gesture Commands Using Sound Waves MaKey MaKey Turns Everyday Objects into a Touch Interface Electric Percussion Instrument Makes Sweet Grooves, Brings GeeksAnd Musicians Together Get more GeekTech: Twitter - Facebook - RSS Tip us off Follow Kevin Lee. I am an expert from customsiliconerings.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China Rubber Plugs Grommets , Rubber Covered Roller Manufacturer, Rubber Vibration Dampers,and more.
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