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Oculus Rift development kits now shipping

, Mar 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset is becoming more of an actual reality now. The company announced today that developer kits of the Oculus Rift are now shipping out to developers. In fact, the company says that units actually started shipping out Wednesday, so some developers may have already gotten theirs. Read The Full Story

Leap Motion sees its potential as a possible musical device

, Feb 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

As Leap Motion dev units have begun shipping out, developers have been toying with the motion-tracking device to find unique uses for it. One developer in particular ended up using his unit to help him out with his music recording. Stephane Bersot used the Leap Motion to play air drums, change the pitch of his guitar, and even control the EQ on his piano keyboard. Read The Full Story

ASUS partners with Leap Motion to bring gesture control to PCs

, Jan 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Leap Motion has been working hard the past several months to get its gesture control technology in the hands of developers. It's doing a great job so far, and it looks like all that hard work will pay off, because the company just partnered up with ASUS to bring the Kinect-like technology to the desktop. Read The Full Story

Cheap onboard tracking system tested on UAV

, May 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

More and more uses for drones and UAVs seem to be cropping up, but there are limitations. The Department of Defense in coordination with the University of North Dakota has developed a UAV that is capable of recognising specific objects on the ground and tracking them accordingly. Traditionally this was a hard exercise, requiring large computation powers, but the duo have come up with an imaging processing machine that’s light enough to be installed on the UAV itself. Read The Full Story

Intel plays Ultrabook matchmaker to boost production

, Feb 6th 2012 Discuss [3]

Intel is matchmaking vendors and manufacturers in an attempt to ensure the success of its ultrabook segment, pushing brand names into the embrace of ODMs promising ultraportables as cheap as $599. Epson, Onkyo, ViewSonic, Mustek, Motion Computing, WiPro and Positivo have all placed orders with Pegatron and ECS, DigiTimes reports, after Intel put them altogether for notebook speed-dating . Read The Full Story

Sony Move Server project to push PlayStation Move to PCs

, Feb 1st 2011 Discuss [0]

Sony's plans to make the PlayStation Move controller a PC peripheral have been prematurely outed, after references to the "Move Server project" were included in a Game Developers Conference 2011 schedule. According to the description, Game Systems and Developer Support head John McCutchan will be discussing PC software development for Move at a GDC talk later this month. Read The Full Story

Motion CL600 rugged Win7 slate packs Oak Trail Atom

, Jan 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

Motion's latest tablet PC may not be as slim as the Viliv X70 Windows 7 Slate, but the Motion CL900 is a whole lot more resilient. The ruggedized slate has a 10.1-inch 1376 x 768 display with Gorilla Glass and meets military specs for dust, drop, sand and temperature; it also supports both finger and stylus input, has Intel's latest 1.5GHz Oak Trail Atom CPU, and can be outfitted with Gobi 3000 broadband. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Kinect Will Let You Play Sitting Down, Only When Sitting Makes Sense

, Jul 7th 2010 Discuss [0]

Whether or not you own a Nintendo Wii, you've probably seen the commercials. Or know someone who owns one, and have experienced the gameplay for yourself. With that in mind, we all know that Nintendo intended for people to get off the couch and actually interact with their games on a whole "new" level. Sure, there's some commercials out there that show plenty of folks sitting on their couch, tilting their Wii remotes all over the place, but with accessories like Wii Fit and what not, we all know where Nintendo was going with this. (And subsequently, yes, Sony's Move is positioned in much the same way.) But, what about Microsoft's Kinect? Read The Full Story

Motion J3500 rugged tablet arrives [Video]

, Jun 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Tablet manufacturer Motion Computing has outed their latest model, and while the J3500 rugged slate may not appeal to the same audience as the iPad (nor come in at quite the same price) that's not to say it's not an appealing machine in its own right.  Packing a 12.1-inch WXGA touchscreen - with various types of touch support on offer - and a choice of Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, the J3500 meets military specifications for bumps, drops and other rough treatment. Read The Full Story

Motion F5v and C5v rugged tablets get Core i5 and i7

, May 19th 2010 Discuss [2]

The spread of Intel's Core i5 and Core i7 processors continues, with Motion's rugged tablet PCs the latest to pack the vPro chips.  The Motion F5v and C5v both meet MIL-STD-810G and IP-54 standards - meaning you can get them wet or drop them and still keep working - but now have faster CPUs and up to 4GB of RAM.  Motion reckon you'll see not only a 50-percent increase in performance but up to 30-percent increase in battery life. Read The Full Story

More Sony PS3 motion controller details revealed

, Jun 22nd 2009 Discuss [0]

Sony let slip a bit more information about their PlayStation 3 motion control tech today, giving those who were anxious to hear more about it at E3 this year a little bit of reprieve from their desperate need to know more. Read The Full Story

Motion C5 & F5 slates get Verizon WWAN & SSD options

, Apr 1st 2009 Discuss [0]

Motion Computing have announced new Verizon EVDO WWAN and SSD options for their C5 and F5 Tablet PCs.  Buyers of the two slate-format touchscreen PCs now have a choice of integrated 3G together with WiFi a/g/n and a new 64GB SSD.   Read The Full Story
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