Motion Tracking articles

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  Microsoft says new Kinect for Windows launching next year

  By Chris Welch on May 23, 2013 12:27 pm + 34 comments

  In addition to launching its new generation Kinect alongside the Xbox One, Microsoft also plans to Continue reading…

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  How two Valve engineers walked away with the company's augmented reality glasses

  By Sean Hollister on May 18, 2013 02:01 pm + 134 comments

  Three months ago, celebrated video game publisher Valve did something completely out of character: i Continue reading…

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  'Half-Life 2' gets virtually real with unofficial Oculus Rift and Razer Hydra motion tracking

  By Sean Hollister on April 23, 2013 10:03 pm + 24 comments

  In most video games where guns are involved, you're always aiming where you look. Now, with the help Continue reading…

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  Fujitsu wants to replace your scanner with an interface out of 'Minority Report'

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 3, 2013 07:04 am + 32 comments

  Over the past year we’ve seen lots of experimentation around user interface, ranging from infrared Continue reading…

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  The Leap Motion experience at SXSW 2013

  on March 9, 2013 12:34 pm + 4 comments

  Ross Miller demos Leap Motion's final hardware and its promising suite of apps and games at SXSW Continue reading…

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  Inspired by Pixar, animatronic 'Pinokio' desk lamp tracks movements, reacts to environment

  By Chris Welch on November 30, 2012 12:12 pm + 21 comments

  It's hard to look at Pinokio, an animatronic lamp that responds to its surroundings, and not think Continue reading…

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  Super-fast motion tracking camera uses rotating mirrors to stay locked on target

  By Jeff Blagdon on July 16, 2012 03:20 am + 7 comments

  Researchers at Tokyo University’s Oku Ishikawa Lab — home of the unbeatable rock, paper, Continue reading…

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  Aisin adds eye tracking, heart rate monitor, and breathing detector to in-car warning system

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 28, 2012 07:37 am + 3 comments

  Vehicle component manufacturer Aisin Seiki’s newest Intelligent Transportation System can tell not Continue reading…

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  Kinect-powered LightGuide prototype trains your muscle movements with projected light

  By Sam Byford on May 7, 2012 06:10 am + 3 comments

  If you've ever played a Kinect game, you'll know that sometimes it can be difficult to work out Continue reading…

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  Music in motion: 'Portrait of the Ghost Drummer'

  By Sam Byford on January 23, 2012 03:48 am + 3 comments

  We always thought drum solos looked like a blur of arms, sweat, and long hair, but Polish artist Continue reading…