‘The Leap’

The $70 ‘Leap’, which isn’t much bigger than your average USB dongle, connects to an existing computer or laptop USB port of a laptop or PC to create an interactive three-dimensional space said to b ’200 times more accurate’ than existing devices.

This 4-cubic feet squared field can be manipulated using fingers or other implements such as pencils.

In fact, so precise is The Leap that the company behind it claim that it can accurately register the sharpened tip of a pencil to 1/100 of a millimeter – making it perfect for pixel-perfect digital drawing, or signature signing.

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Such precision opens up a world of potential for The Leap – far more than swiping and pinching your vacation photos or playing Angry Birds:

Precise virtual drawing in 2-D and 3-D
Signing a digital document by writing in air
Navigating large-scale 3-D data visualisation systems
Creating and manipulating 3-D models like houses and cars
Playing computer games, including fast-twitch first-person shooters
“It’s more accurate than a mouse, as reliable as a keyboard and more sensitive than a touchscreen. For the first time, you can control a computer in three dimensions with your natural hand and finger movements.” says Leap Motion’s CEO Michael Buckwald.

And if it’s as responsive in ‘the wild’ as it is in the video demo then The Leap could one day find itself used as the definition of ‘game changer’.

Interesting !!! More competition and enhanced technology is always good for the consumer. However, where are the developers and what products have they designed for the leap ?? No be to yarn tory but follow am with action. For now, the Kinect and Move remain KINGS !!!