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Friday, July 20, 2012

LEAP - A Natural User Interface which allows users to control computer in three dimensions with their hand and finger movements - Advanced Tech Tips Blog

LEAP - A Natural User Interface which allows users to control computer in three dimensions with their hand and finger movements

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 12:05 AM PDT

More and more gadgets are now focusing to provide natural movement interfaces, Microsoft Kinect is an brilliant example of this technology.

LEAP is another such device which makes use of some clever technology to offer excellent natural hand and finger based gesture control for computer users, the futuristic and geeky gadget is now available as pre-order for $70 and just require the user to plug it into a USB port, load Leap Motion software and perform a quick calibration to get started.

LEAP is advertised to be "more accurate than a mouse, as reliable as a keyboard and more sensitive than a touchscreen." Sizing equal to a flash drive, the device can distinguish individual fingers and track movements down to a 1/100th of a millimeter for perfect precession. A video with real world demonstration with office, creative and gaming usage is posted after the jump.