Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Leap will make Microsoft's Kinect sit up and take notice


With the onset of devices, like the Wii, Sony’s PlayStation Move and the Microsoft Kinect that’s the latest in virtual interaction with computers, the wire-free lifestyle at the ‘home front’ is becoming a steadfast reality. The future is in reach, is one of the mottos of a new company, called Leap Motion that aims at putting Microsoft’s Kinnect in the second place when it comes to wireless interaction and hands-free motion control with computers.

The Leap 3D motion control system is a state-of-the-art PC interaction that has been designed to offer users a greater level of control and accuracy when using gestures to work on computers. The company claims that the system is so acurate and precise that it actually offers a hundredth of a millimeter accuracy. Aside from simple waving gestures for scrolling etc., as we’ve been seeing in other formats, the Leap system offers Pinch-to-zoom gesture support, among others. All it actually is, is a small little box like device that sits in front of your display.  Read More

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