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Faceware and Vicon pair up motion capture products in new partnership
Faceware and Vicon, two makers of motion capture technologies, has announced a new partnership that will bring their respective offerings together. For now, the partnership is bringing a simple merging...
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Type-Hover-Swipe: Microsoft’s prototype gesture keyboard
Microsoft Research has shown off its latest work in the motion-control category: the Type-Hover-Swipe mechanical keyboard. With this device comes a keyboard equipped with small sensors between the keys...
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Notion sensor keeps track of everything in your home
Home automation takes many forms, and they all have the same basic foundation: connectivity extended towards one's smartphone. With Notion, a new sensor that has seen ample success on Kickstarter,...
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Let’s See: Live Motion Capture VR
Now that we’ve got the first consumer-level VR headsets out in the wild, it’s only a matter of time before we see full motion capture immersion. What I mean is when you see someone inside the virtual...
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Samsung “Galaxy Band” fitness tracker rumored to debut Feb. 2014
Samsung may be developing a new wearable fitness tracker. The so-called “Galaxy Band” would likely be an update to the seemingly discontinued S-Band, the screen-less, wrist-mounted tracker for pairing...
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Kanye and Kinect: Yeezus tour utilization and live motion capture
For those of you lucky enough to have caught Kanye West’s Yeezus tour as it came down upon the earth over the past few months, you’ll have witnessed the world’s first live concert utilization of...
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PrioVR full-body motion controller hands-on: Nunchucks and headbands
If wearables is one of the biggest fads at CES 2014, PrioVR’s video game controller setup must be the most all-inclusive. Working with sensors on the arms, wrists, torso, and head, along with a couple...
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iRing hands-on: motion control for iOS
The folks at IK Multimedia have created a new accessory for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch that brings motion control to iOS. While you’re not going to just be able to jump in and have motion control...
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Tobii EyeX eye-tracking for UI and Gaming hands-on with SteelSeries
With the folks at Tobii Technology you’ve got some of the most advanced work in the world being down with eye-tracking with the PC. This month they’re introducing a partnership with gaming peripheral...
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Myo Jedi-armbands hooked up to Oculus Rift, robots and more
Motion-tracking startup Thalmic Labs has been showing off what its early developers can do with a muscle-reading Myo armband and a little imagination, with the new peripheral already integrated with...
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RoomScan pings real space with iPhone
If you’ve ever been in a situation where you needed to draw up a floor plan or recreate a room’s dimensions, then you’ll appreciate what RoomScan can do for you. This deceptively simple iOS app can do...
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Kinect in focus: Xbox’s app chief talks Smart Homes & Cortana
When you have a product like Kinect, so closely associated with gaming, how do you convince everybody else that they should be installing a motion-tracking camera in the home? Microsoft is looking to...
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Microsoft SurroundWeb reworks IllumiRoom for immersive web
Microsoft has given its IllumiRoom concept a makeover, with the immersive projected gaming experience evolving to deliver interactive web content that fills the living room and engages with Xbox One,...
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Google’s self-driving car could lose its hat with new laser tech
Self-driving cars like Google’s controversial 25mph autonomous pod could get significantly more affordable to make, researchers have promised, with a new LIDAR radar system far cheaper than the...
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SteelSeries Sentry Eye Tracker helps train pro gamers
SteelSeries has just announced a new kind of gaming peripheral that features some fancy eye tracking technology. But unlike its more popular devices for common gamers, the Sentry Eye Tracker pro is...
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Touch+ hands-on: Someone finally gets gesture control right
Touchscreens work for tablets and phones, but getting your fingers involved with notebooks and PCs can be trickier, something Kickstarter success Ractiv believes it has fixed with its Touch+ motion...
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The irony: Microsoft makes depth-tracking phone while ignoring Kinect
Microsoft may have conspicuously ignored Kinect in its Gamescon event today, going as far as to leave the motion sensor out of all three of its new Xbox One bundles, but that doesn’t mean the rest of...
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Recon Jet gets Myo control as gesture band hits up HUDs
Recon’s Jet HUD is stretching its usefulness, linking up with the motion-sensing Myo armband for a more natural method of control that doesn’t rely on voice. The integration uses Myo’s gesture and...
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Fibaro Motion Sensor features glowing eyeball design
If you prefer your motion sensors to remind all nearby that they’re under someone’s watchful eye, Fibaro’s new offering fits the bill. With the Fibaro Motion Sensor comes a real eyeball design similar...
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Samsung EYECAN+ lets people control mice with their eyes
It’s quite encouraging that people are now pouring more attention into technologies that will empower those who otherwise cannot take advantage of all the fancy gadgets and software that this...
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Pizza Hut testing eye-tracking menu that knows the toppings you want
Sit down, look at a digital menu, and in less than 3 seconds, the tablet knows exactly what toppings you’re craving on your pizza at that moment. It may sound impossible, but restaurant chain Pizza Hut...
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Eye-tracking hits AAA gaming with Assassin’s Creed
This week the folks at SteelSeries have announced that their Tobii eye-tracking system will be used to track the eyes of gamers playing Assassin’s Creed Rogue on the PC. Released last year for the...
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Motion Tennis arrives to turn your Android into a Wiimote
In 2013, Rolocule Games revealed its fancy new Rolomotion Technology that turned data from a smartphone’s sensors into accurate gestures. Back then, it demonstrated this idea by turning an iPhone and...
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Swiss Horological Smartwatches tout MotionX activity tracking
With Apple‘s entry into the smartwatch market, watch makers are finally taking note that the fledgling wearable isn’t just a fad that’s going away any time soon. At the same time, however, they have...
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Withings Activite watch adds swim tracking
Smartwatch Withings Activite ads the ability to detect when its user goes swimming. This new bit of functionality is built in to the device that’s already on the wrists of users, needing only a...
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Misfit Speedo Shine tracks swimmers in their natural habitat
Fitness tracking device maker Misfit has teamed up with sports equipment specialist Speedo to cross-brand their way into a unique kind of smart device. The Speedo Shine takes the abilities of previous...
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Zkoo hand gesture tracking camera plays games and more
A new hand gesture motion tracking camera called Zkoo has been unveiled that promises high-speed vision tech for the living room. The camera can be used on your TV to interact with existing apps and...
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This drone is controlled by an Apple Watch’s motion sensors
Researchers from PVD+ in Taiwan have engineered a common looking drone to be controlled by hand movements with an Apple Watch. See it in action, one might think it’s all thanks to magic or The Force....
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Motion-captured Homer Simpson to give live Q&A on TV
It’s some time since The Simpsons did something truly fresh and ground breaking, but now it’s breaking that streak in a big way. An upcoming episode is set to feature a live segment with Homer Simpson,...
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Leap Motion just updated to meet the HTC Vive head-on
This afternoon the folks at Leap Motion have delivered an update to their VR headset mount hardware – and the software therein. They’ve made it possible to use the Leap Motion motion tracking device to...
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Smartwatches could make it easier for hackers to obtain PINs, passwords
You would think wearables like smartwatches would be just as secure at protecting sensitive data like passwords and PINs as the smartphones they’re paired with, especially when they run on the same...
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Acer’s IFA 2016 gaming monitors keep an eye on your eyes
Display makers these days are trying to think up of ways, some would say gimmicks, to invigorate the PC monitor market and especially appeal to the usually lucrative and high-spending gaming crowd....
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Sen.se GuardPeanut Review: A $29 movement sensor for the IoT
If you’ve ever spent time working at your local Starbucks, you’ll probably be familiar with the Coffee Guilt Security Dilemma. It’s the feeling that you should probably buy another drink, because you...
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Smartsuit Pro is a motion capture studio in one outfit
If you have played a modern video game or seen any movies with CGI characters, you have seen the results of motion capture. This is where the motion of an actor is captured and put into the game or...
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Oculus buys The Eye Tribe for eye-tracking control
Eye-tracking inside virtual reality headsets may soon become all too real. Oculus’ acquisition of The Eye Tribe could jump-start the technology reaching the public. This acquisition may be for more...
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Nokia rebranding every single Withings device
A whole bunch of new Nokia-branded products will be appearing on store shelves soon, thanks to their deal with Withings. One brand bought the other, and now the products we’ve reviewed over the past...
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Epic Games’ Siren demo is both amazing and super-creepy
Epic Games is no stranger to incredibly detailed motion capture technology. 2017’s Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice was based on Unreal Engine’s motion capture capabilities, and it received a lot of praise...
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Leap Motion’s AR headset looks insane, but could be miraculous
This week we’re having a peek at what Leap Motion is bringing to the table for augmented reality. We’ve seen them create some unbelievable pieces of technology before – especially when it comes to...
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Samsung ISOCELL-Motion could avoid Pixel 4’s Motion Sense problem
Motion gestures might be the next fad in smartphones, which makes LG’s sudden withdrawal in the G8X ThinQ look rather premature. Although not the first, Google’s Motion Sense, based on its Soli radar...
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Flying snake mystery solved by science
The latest study published by Virginia Tech on flying snakes revealed a key point in the process. With motion capture technology and high-speed cameras aplenty, researchers created a three-dimensional...
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