Leap Motion

Leap Motion’s Sick 3D Gesture Control Hardware Will Only Cost $80

You can only do so much on a computer with clicks and taps, but the Leap Motion controller makes a huge leap forward. Now you can interact with your computer in real, natural ways with your hands and fingers in the air!

According to Leap Motion, the new technology is 200 times more accurate than anything else on the market, capable of imaging all ten of your fingers, over a 150 degree field of view, at 290 frames per second. Supposedly accurate to around a hundredth of a millimeter, the device monitors a space four cubic feet in size, and can deftly track individual finger tips, the whole hand, or inanimate objects. The video above shows how impressive it's set to be.

The company revealed on Wednesday that it will ship its $80 motion tracking device to customers who placed preorders during the week of May 13th, and it will arrive at Best Buy stores in the U.S. on May 19th.

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