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World’s First Computer Embedded with Leap Motion Technology to Hit Shelves This Fall
Innovative 3D Motion Control Company Unveils New Micro Sensor, Opens Broad Potential For Future Form Factors.

Has anyone tried this out?

How useful and practical is it?

https://www.leapmotion.com/

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Got one, but unboxed. There are not enough useful and viable apps for it yet, and it's not exactly getting rave reviews.

Will probably get around to looking at it in a month or so.

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When I first saw this device advertised about a year ago, I was sure I wanted one as soon as they came out.

However having seen the reviews since I think I will wait until the technology is more mature and of course there is a proper Linux interface.

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I got it the first day released. used 1 time and now its disconnected and sitting in its box somewhere in my room. Do not spend your money on it.

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I played with a preproduction model at Computex before it was released, and then my coworker had placed an order so I borrowed his for a few days.

Yeah, everyone's right, regarding "it's a gimmick", "your arms will hurt", "it's more accurate than anything before but still difficult" etc etc....

...but the people who have uses for it already knew it before the Leap was even invented... and I'm one of them. My uses? Live electronic music performances. The same goes for opensource Kinect, Source Audio Hot Hands, webcame based PMIDIC, or Mokey X.... all "gimmicky" but insanely useful for those who know it. The Leap just does it very well, and very neatly.

And thankfully there's already a plethora of apps that translate Leap's inputs into MIDI/OSC, and it was a breeze to integrate into my website. Ordered one myself now.

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I played with a preproduction model at Computex before it was released, and then my coworker had placed an order so I borrowed his for a few days.

Yeah, everyone's right, regarding "it's a gimmick", "your arms will hurt", "it's more accurate than anything before but still difficult" etc etc....

...but the people who have uses for it already knew it before the Leap was even invented... and I'm one of them. My uses? Live electronic music performances. The same goes for opensource Kinect, Source Audio Hot Hands, webcame based PMIDIC, or Mokey X.... all "gimmicky" but insanely useful for those who know it. The Leap just does it very well, and very neatly.

And thankfully there's already a plethora of apps that translate Leap's inputs into MIDI/OSC, and it was a breeze to integrate into my website. Ordered one myself now.

Do you have a link to a video of one in use? I'd be interested to see it.

Thanks.

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I played with a preproduction model at Computex before it was released, and then my coworker had placed an order so I borrowed his for a few days.

Yeah, everyone's right, regarding "it's a gimmick", "your arms will hurt", "it's more accurate than anything before but still difficult" etc etc....

...but the people who have uses for it already knew it before the Leap was even invented... and I'm one of them. My uses? Live electronic music performances. The same goes for opensource Kinect, Source Audio Hot Hands, webcame based PMIDIC, or Mokey X.... all "gimmicky" but insanely useful for those who know it. The Leap just does it very well, and very neatly.

And thankfully there's already a plethora of apps that translate Leap's inputs into MIDI/OSC, and it was a breeze to integrate into my website. Ordered one myself now.

Do you have a link to a video of one in use? I'd be interested to see it.

Thanks.

Leap?

Kinect? (specifically KiNectar)

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