One of the ways in which PC gaming saviour Valve is looking to innovate is in the field of biometric input, with the Half-Life creator apparently now testing various control methods that use eye-tracking and take data from sweat sensors so the software knows when you're panicking or at the limits of your skills. Read More >>
Leap Motion's amazing-looking gesture control debuted last May, and it's had developers crawling all over it ever since. Now, the company is finally getting ready to sell it to you—and it'll only cost about £75 all-in. Read More >>
Leap Motion's amazing-looking gesture control debuted last May, and has had developers crawling all over it ever since. Now, Asus has announced that it's teaming up with the company to produce a range of computers using the tech — and they should be here this year. Read More >>
A slightly unfinished but perfectly usable version of Google's new gesture-based Android 4.2 keyboard has been made available online, which should work for just about anyone using a phone or tablet running Google's Android 4.0 code or higher. Read More >>
Featured comment by MarkusDarkus:
"Asus Transformer Prime Tablet. Actually, I just checked and the default is the ASUS Keyboard so that's probably why." More »
The killer (or be killed) feature of that new Microsoft Surface for Windows RT is its keyboard. The tablet itself is a wonderful device. It's got a great body and a (seemingly) fast processor. But input is everything. Read More >>
Featured comment by cupplesey:
"That will need some serious cooling then, i recently had to configure a Dell Slate tablet thing with Windwows 7, it had a dual core 1.6ghz Atom and th..." More »
Featured comment by XtremGiz:
"I tried a Razer Naga with 12 buttons on the side and just found it too difficult to differentiate well between the buttons (may be the result of havin..." More »
Gesture control as we know it is rudimentary at best. But a new San Francisco startup called Leap Motion has just announced a new 3D motion control system that its claims is 200 times more accurate than anything else on the market — and it's set to be pretty cheap too. Read More >>
Featured comment by Ritchay:
"Think this must be getting a lot of attention at the moment because the site's servers seem to be struggling.
And it's clear to see why!
That's th..." More »
Kinect has drawn a huge amount of interest, not just from gamers but computer scientists, engineers and artists. Now, it seems Microsoft is branching out, because one of its latest research projects offers gesture control powered by just a computer's speakers, microphone, and some inaudible sound. Read More >>
Featured comment by Hyperstate:
"This is a really clever use of doppler tech, I was trying to work out how it could be done before reading the article and that totally didn't occur to..." More »
Featured comment by matthew:
"It would be an hilarious sight to see two people having sex on the sofa while their gestures are still linked to their hands! Imagine the TV and ligh..." More »
If you're buying a new computer and it comes with a mouse, you're probably looking at a shitty machine bundled with a relic. The age of the mouse is over. Anyone pushing them with new computers is selling crap. Read More >>
Featured comment by DeadPixel:
">> When was the last time you really loved a mouse?
Love by Cyborg R.A.T 9 every time I grasp it.
>> And yet we still use tools des..." More »
The technology within Senseye has been designed to simplify smartphone input further still, letting users scroll web pages, play games and generally interact with their mobiles through eye movement tracking. Read More >>
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"What happens when a hottie in a short skirt walks by? You crash, that's what!
*Sorry, just realised that was a very sexist comment, here's one for ..." More »
In an attempt to make hitting a poke button convey as much emotion as actually jabbing someone with your finger, researchers at Osaka University have developed a smart balloon interface that knows when it's being touched or squeezed. Read More >>
Nuance is reportedly acquiring Swype, the company behind the popular keyboard alternative for Android. The purchase price is estimated to be a cool £64 million. Read More >>
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