One of the biggest problems with putting a computer in the living room for some users is finding a way to store and use the mouse and keyboard needed for navigation. Gyration has announced a new product today called the Air Mouse Elite that doesn’t need a desk or surface to work.
This enthusiastic man is holding what could, with a little more R&D and a big marketing budget, be the next big peripheral in first-person shooters. The handiwork of “The Redneck Techie“, the Game Gun is a modified keyboard, stuffed into a gun peripheral, with motion-sensitive tracking and an LCD display mounted on top.
Video demo after the cut
Takara Tomy’s Omnibot 17μ i-SOBOT, has been recognized by Guinness as the smallest mass-produced robot of its kind and was crowned Japan’s 2008 Robot of the Year. The annual Robot of the Year Award was started by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in 2006 to promote development of robots in many industries.
The Movea Air Mouse was announced yesterday and it is to take the computer mouse off the desk and bring it into the air, literally. Meant to be a part of the Gyration line, the Air Mouse is the perfect solution for cramped desktops or mouse-unfriendly surfaces.
Gyration’s motion-sensitive Air Music Remote is now available, promising equally straightforward control of multiple home entertainment devices and a connected HTPC. Fitted with the company’s gyroscope system, which allows users to control an on-screen pointer using mid-air gestures, the Air Music Remote also has a backlit LCD display that can show track information and other details from Windows Media Player, iTunes and Windows Media Center.
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