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Microsoft researching sound only gesture system

, May 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

The Kinect has made motion controls a reality for consoles, and we might soon be seeing similar technology make the jump to PCs and laptops. Rather than using a dedicated motion sensor bar, Microsoft Research is developing a technique called SoundWave that would detect motion and implement controls using only the microphone and speakers on a laptop. Read The Full Story

Freespace MotionEngine set to move smartphone users

, Mar 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Hillcrest Labs has announced that its new Freespace MotionEngine is now available to smartphone manufacturers around the world. The most control system is available to manufacturers and component suppliers for smartphones and tablets. The system is embedded software that's able to manage and enhance sensors commonly found in smartphones and tablets today for motion based applications. Read The Full Story

Kinect for Windows ships today; SDK v1.0 released

, Feb 1st 2012 Discuss [2]

Microsoft's Kinect for Windows hardware has shipping from today, along with v1.0 of the Kinect Windows SDK and runtime, bringing motion-sensing from the Xbox 360 to the desktop. The sensor bar is priced at $249 - with an educational discount of $100 promised in the pipeline - while the software supports up to four bars plugged into a single computer and delivers "significantly improved skeletal tracking" than the earlier beta. Read The Full Story

Displair puts images onto fog that are touch interactive

, Nov 23rd 2011 Discuss [0]

If you thought Kinect was cool and an interesting way to have gesture interaction with all sorts of devices, check this out. A company called Displair is showing off a very interesting new display system that has very fine motion control of what is projected. It looks like some sort of magic cloud controlled by a wizard. Read The Full Story

Razer Hydra motion controllers for PC gamers debut

, Apr 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

We can thank the Nintendo Wii for bringing motion controllers to the masses. I still think that motion control was a bit gimmicky, even if it is fun. I think that the gaming masses have spoken though with sales of the Wii slipping significantly and the Xbox 360 selling in larger numbers. Still, some people want motion controls and if you are one of the gamers that do you can soon get your hands on a new motion controlled gaming setup from Razer called the Hydra. Read The Full Story

Kinect-style motion tracking for smartphones & tablets promises Crunchfish [Video]

, Feb 25th 2011 Discuss [0]

Kinect-style motion recognition on mobile devices like tablets and smartphones could arrive sooner - and cheaper - than expected, with software developers Crunchfish coming up with a system that can track 3D movements with a single front-facing camera. Working even in low-light conditions, the Crunchfish tech can track individual finger movement, together with click, drag and scroll without any contact with the device itself. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Nintendo Must Release the Wii 2 This Year

, Feb 5th 2011 Discuss [69]

The video game market finds itself in a rather interesting place. Its consoles are still selling exceptionally well, some of the best games released in a long time hit store shelves in 2010, and yet, consumers, pundits, and analysts are wondering when Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo will be announcing new consoles.

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PrimeSense score new funding; Motion-sensing STBs, TVs & HTPCs incoming

, Jan 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

PrimeSense, the motion-tracking company behind Microsoft's Kinect and ASUS' WAVI Xtion is obviously doing something right, as the company has just secured a new round of funding. The exact nature of the deal hasn't been disclosed, but when we talked to PrimeSense the company confirmed it was "extremely focused" on the "living room experience - browsing your media centre on your television." Read The Full Story

Softkinetic motion-controlled STB brings Kinect-style tech to HTPC

, Jan 4th 2011 Discuss [1]

First ASUS tried to borrow Microsoft's Kinect motion-tracking cleverness for their oddly named WAVI Xtion; now Softkinetic is punting its own gesture-based home entertainment experience. The Softkinetic system uses the company's iisu ("the Interface Is U") 3D gesture recognition software with a 3D/RGB/Audio camera from Optrima to control an Atom CE4100 based STB. Read The Full Story

PlayStation Move Sells 4.1 Million Worldwide

, Nov 30th 2010 Discuss [11]

While Microsoft may have the momentum on their side, Sony is definitely not showing any signs of stepping out of the motion-based gaming market any time soon. Especially with the number of PlayStation Move units the company sold since its release, back in September. While Microsoft's Kinect's numbers may be impressive, Sony's are, too. Read The Full Story

Sony’s Move Sells Around 1.5 Million in Europe, Far Less in the US

, Oct 15th 2010 Discuss [3]

Sony's Move, the motion sensing peripheral for the PlayStation 3 has been out for awhile now, and while it may not have seen big sales number for its first day out, it looks like the momentum is certainly building for the accessory. At least, that's what the numbers look like across the pond in Europe, as Andrew House, of Sony Europe, has come forward to say that Move sales in that region are looking very good. Read The Full Story

Sony Move Won’t See Big Day One Sales, According to Sony

, Aug 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

When you're launching a new product, it's usually a good idea to be generally excited about it. Or, if anything else, just have the high hopes that it's going to sell a bunch of the thing on day one, so you can sit back in your nice comfortable chair smiling smugly to yourself. Apparently to Sony Computer Entertainment's Vice President, Ray Maguire, that's just not what he wants to do. Instead, he has a rather bleak outlook on Move, and its day one sales. Read The Full Story
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