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The editors liked
Beautiful
Sleek-looking design
Good app store
Easily impresses everyone in the room
Some good games
Compatible with OS X 10.7
10.8
Windows 7 and 8
Airspace Store has a few free apps (the OS navigation software
A web browser
Etc.)
Design and finish very Appleesque
It's intriguing
People like the idea
Two USB cables included (long & short)
Amazing proof of concept
Cool design
Accessible price
Crammed into its three-inch aluminium shell are two cameras and three infrared LEDs. It works by tracking your fingers (or a pen) when moved above the sensor. And we have to say
It's pretty impressive.Inside the tiny box
You'll find the Leap Motion sensor
Along with a couple of USB cables. Head to the website to get set up
Then you'll be thrown into the Leap Motion Orientation
Where you'll g
Cheap enough to try
As freakily accurate as they say it is
Free apps
Hackable
Geek project potential
Works with Windows
Mac
Any size screen
Easy to connect and set up
Not expensive
The editors didn't like
Not as easy to use as you would think
3rd Party apps are required to control your computer
Pretty tiring to use
No standardisation of the controls
Would you like more help with your technology?
Geek Squad Agents can be on hand 24/7 to help with all y
Not compatible with Windows XP (or Linux
Although Leap Motion says it's coming)
Airspace Store has very little content
Too few free apps and too many disappointments
There's no WOW! app
Not very intuitive
They need to develop a common gestural langu
Inconsistent gesture controls
Lack of apps
Tired arms
The Leap Motion controller shines when it comes to games with simple input
But it can't handle more refined tasks. The tracking isn't perfect with some apps and games - such as BoomBall - and using the device did lead to a few frustrating incidents. Leap Motion says the control can help you model in 3D with your hands
But it feels slightly gimmicky at the moment. The hardware feels polished
And that's really the key issue here: In what ways is the Leap Motion Controller better than a mouse or touchscreen or keyboard? For the moment, it's not. It's more toy than tool, more science fiction than practical addition.I do find it impressive that L...
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Published: 2013-07-27, Author: Rick , review by: networkworld.com
And that's really the key issue hereIn what ways is the Leap Motion Controller better than a mouse or touchscreen or keyboard? For the moment, it's not. It's more toy than tool, more science fiction than practical addition. I do find it impressiv...
Published: 2013-07-27, Author: Lee , review by: arstechnica.com
Abstract: I've spent about two days with the Leap Motion Controller , a Kinect-like PC accessory that uses infrared sensors to translate the motions of your hands into input for applications. The device I received is one I pre-ordered more than a year ago; I've bee...
Leap Motion – PC Control With Air Gestures The Microsoft Kinect certainly revolutionized the console gaming industry with gestural interfaces, but for some reason gesture control has been slow to come to the PC market. In May 2012 we learned of the Leap ...
Published: 2013-07-23, Author: Lisa , review by: Laptopmag.com
Attractive, lightweight design, Responsive gesture controls, Compatible with Windows and Mac, Exciting and immersive user experience, Easy setup
Limited app selection, Difficult to focus pointer on small buttons
The Leap Motion Controller lets you interact with your PC or Mac in an exciting new way with responsive and intuitive gestures, but the app store is fairly limited...
How useful Leap Motion’s controller is depends on whether you try to use it as a mouse-replacement or as an addition to your desktop. We’d argue that, in this early iteration at least, the latter makes more sense: there were times we quickly went back...
Published: 2013-07-22, Author: Pete , review by: mashable.com
Abstract: Ever since Tom Cruise played PreCrime piano with a gesture-based workstation in Minority Report back in 2002, motion control looked like a sure bet as the interface of the future. Although the movie is set in 2054, it only took four years for motion techn...
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Published: 2013-07-22, Author: Eric , review by: gizmodo.com
Both the controller's hardware eyes and software brain are good at their jobs. It's sort of difficult to separate one from the other, but when you look at the raw input as it streams in, you can see that the data is high-fidelity and virtually lagless. We
As simple as the premise and the setup is, using Leap has a bit of a learning curve. At first, I found using the controller to be extremely frustrating, until I learned to start visualizing that input cube I keep yammering on about. Leap is—at its best, a
Ugh, it hurts to say it, but no. Theres a lot thats great about the Leap Motion Controller, and theyre the important parts. Its simple. Its fast. It can see your hands in great detail. And at $80, its pretty cheap considering what it can do. But tha...
Published: 2013-07-22, Author: Brian , review by: pcmag.com
Abstract: What does the future look like? Maybe it's my love of science fiction or just a side-effect of spending my days surrounded by technology, but this is a question that occupies my mind quite frequently, in one form or another. And perhaps the best part of m...
Published: 2013-07-22, Author: Scott , review by: cnet.com
The Leap Motion Controller is a Kinect-like input device for Macs and Windows PCs. It has impressive 3D spatial tracking and already has dozens of compatible apps. It costs under $80
It only works with compatible apps, not as intuitive or reliable as using a touch pad, touch screen, or mouse for everyday tasks, your arms will get tired when using it
Leap Motion's Kinect-like PC motion controller has its moments of magic, but right now it's more toy than productivity tool.
