Microsoft has announced that their new hands-free interactive interface for the X-Box 360 gaming platform will not be called project Natal, as it used to be known, but rather as "Kinect for the X-Box 360." What do you think of the change in brand direction? Will this new name help get people into the new device, or are they already eager to play their favorite 360 titles using the new technology's intuitive motion control?
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Guitar Hero Guitar Mania II Shredder Guitar Controller
RedOctane Guitar Hero II X-plorer Controller Guitar controller
Double Range (Double-Fret) Wireless Guitar Hero Controller
Guitar Hero was one of this decades surprise hits on various video game consoles. Achieving the high score on this music themed title with custom controllers became the mark of avid armchair rock stars around the world. Which of these special controllers just for Guitar Hero would you most likely use to shred through some electronic versions of popular rock songs?
The University of Tokyo is developing a Project-Natal-style interface for mobile phones, which allows you to interact with a phone by waving your finger around. Members of the Ishikawa-Komuro Lab have used a high-frame-rate camera to track the motion of a finger and recognise input gestures. The touchless interface can be used to navigate around a phone's screen and even to type.
Son'ts new Move controllers for the PlayStation 3 console incorporate much functionality similar to that exhibited by Nintendo's Wii-mote controller for the Wii game console. Both these controllers allow the user more three dimensional interactivity than older gaming interfaces.Of the two new ways of using your game system, which do you prefer?
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Rosewill RNX-G1W USB 2.0 Wireless White Dongle with External
CNET CWL-906 Long Range Wireless-N USB Adapter with 5DBI Antenna
MvixUSA WIRELESS N USB ADAPTER w/5DBI ANTENNA MS811X
Hiro H50193 802.11n Wireless USB Network Adapter
While many netbooks these days come bundled with wireless adapters built in, these internal sensors can have trouble picking up very weak wireless signals. If you want to be sure you can pick up all signals broadcasting inside your range (and even some that aren't) you'll need an external USB wireless antenna.Which of these antennas do you like the best for pulling in a weak signal?
That's cool. I think EEG is the control scheme of the future.
Why not use a game controller? That seems much more precise...
This video shows a WowWee Rovio mobile spy robot being piloted remotely over a Skype video call using thought, facial gestures, and head movements, with the help of the Emotiv Systems EPOC 14-electrode EEG headset with built-in gyroscope.
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M-Audio Midisport 1x1 - MIDI adapter - USB - External
M-AUDIO Fast Track Pro 4 x 4 Mobile USB Audio/MIDI Interface
MIDI is the standard interface for digitally enabled musical instruments, while USB remains the most common peripheral interface standard for digital computers. Logically, a MIDI to USB bridge would make sense for musicians who want to use their legacy instruments with today's modern computer music authoring software. Which of these MIDI to USB interfaces do you like the best?
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Escope 500X2MP 500X 2MP Digital USB Microscope with Metal Stand
A good microscope is a great way to see the very small things in life. These wonderful devices from a variety of manufacturers allow you to zoom right in on bugs, plants, skin and anything else you want to get up close and personal with. Which of these amazing magnifiers would you most like to see set out on your laboratory work bench?
Microsoft's Project Natal interface allows users to directly interact with their X-box 360 console and use natural motion to control program elements. Are you looking forward to being able to paint without a mouse?
