Makerbot’s 3D scanner lets you duplicate real items, a man’s skull is mostly replaced with a 3D-printed copy, a suit to give you spider sense, and a computer controller you wear like a ring.
Attack of the Robotic Bats!
February 27, 2013 By
Photoshop comes to your phone, Leap Motion gesture controllers ship in May, a huge solar storm is captured on NASA video, Pluto’s moon has been named Vulcan, and researchers are building a robotic bat.
Leap Motion Controller Scheduled to Ship May 13, in Best Buy May 19
February 27, 2013 By
The Leap Motion Controller will ship to customers who have pre-ordered through the site starting May 13, and if you want to go the brick-and-mortar route, you can look for it at Best Buy on May 19.
Myo Wristband Reads Muscle Activity for Gesture-Controlled Computer Use
February 26, 2013 By
Myo is an armband that senses electrical activity in muscles as they move and converts it into computer commands, which are sent to your machine wirelessly.
Asus to Bundle Leap Motion Controllers with Upcoming PCs
January 3, 2013 By
Leap Motion has announced that Asus will be bundling the motion-capturing controller with some higher-end notebooks and All-in-One computers later this year.
Taking a Leap into Gesture-Controlled Computers
July 8, 2012 By
Leap is a gesture-based control system for computers, promising 100 – 200 times greater precision than the Microsoft Kinect.
Manhattan Brings the First Touch Mouse
June 27, 2012 By
Go buttonless with the Manhattan Stealth Touch Mouse.
Trackball PC Game Controller Gets Things Rolling
June 1, 2012 By
What if you replaced one of the joysticks on a typical game controller with a trackball?
Easy Clip-On Lenses for iPhone
May 25, 2012 By
Have a happy Geek Pride Day, blogging that led to better school lunches, mouse-free computer control, add-on lenses for the iPhone, and Android users get the Google+ app upgrade they’ve been craving!
The Omni-Touch Can Make Any Surface an Interactive One
October 18, 2011 By
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a system for making any surface interactive. The Omni-Touch consists of a shoulder mounted depth camera and a short-throw pico projector. The depth camera can sense whether an object, in this case a finger, is hovering over or touching a surface. This allows for an intuitive interface to [...]
GeekBeat.TV #183 | PlayStation Network Returns with Free Games!
May 18, 2011 By
PlayStation Network Back Online It’s been down for a long time, but the PSN is back and they’re offering users free games to mend the relationship. Western Digital’s 3TB Drive Do you have 3TB of data you want to keep in one place? Western Digital is betting that you do… Inflatable Home Theater It may [...]
