Virtual reality took a few steps forward last week, advances highlighted by Qualcomm‘s demo of a development headset for wireless virtual reality. The prototype...
Controller-free hand-tracking company Leap Motion is preparing for the day we ditch our position-tracked controllers with its new Interaction Engine, which is launching as...
Leap Motion, watch out.
An Oslo, Norway-based startup, Elliptic Labs, has launched a software development kit and hardware proof-of-concept of a new way of controlling your smartphone or tablet — with simple touchless gestures.
"Leap Motion is already small enough to fit in essentially almost every desktop or laptop, and could even fit in most tablets and smartphones," Leap Motion CEO Michael Buckwald said. "We're now making it even smaller."
It's about the size of a pack of gum, and attaches to your computer via USB. Leap Motion is also working with HP to build the technology right into your desktop or laptop -- and eventually into smartphones, tablets, smart watches, and any other type of device.
An Apple delegation reportedly visited PrimeSense's Tel Aviv headquarters recently, as top engineers checked out the company's facilities and technology. Apple already has three research and development centers in Israel.
Microsoft Research is always working on cool new features, and based on a video Microsoft just released, it seems clear that the next version of Kinect will be able to better recognize hands, hand positioning, and hand gestures, effectively letting you control your Xbox -- and your PC -- with just the equipment god gave you, right out of the box.