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Re:Leap: A new gesture based interface for devices by pbreit on Monday May 21, 2012 @11:01AM (#4003141)
This is very cool technology. The company was formerly "Ocuspec". One break-through is using very inexpensive hardware (<$5 at RadioShack) to get that sub-mm resolution. At the other end of the spectrum, they can cover a football field (and more in the future). What they are showing now is just the beginning. Kudos to rolling out with an SDK. I can inly imagine what sorts of applications developers will dream up.
Re:Leap: A new gesture based interface for devices by jasonwatkinspdx on Monday May 21, 2012 @12:03PM (#4003462)
What's the hardware? Two infrared cameras and a laser dot pattern of some sort?
Re:Leap: A new gesture based interface for devices by davydka on Monday May 21, 2012 @12:50PM (#4003694)
2 normal digital cameras and a uv or infrared dot pattern. I think the glass is a uv filter. I got to play around with one at work.
Re:Leap: A new gesture based interface for devices by ChrisFornof on Monday May 21, 2012 @04:06PM (#4004668)
Close enough.
Re:Leap: A new gesture based interface for devices by georgieporgie on Monday May 21, 2012 @04:06PM (#4004666)
So, this is somewhat similar to the Kinect, right?

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/kinectforwindows/