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Game controlling glove now available for pre-order and 'The Wizard' remakes

by Ben Gilbert on Dec 4th 2009 3:15AM

We know how hard it can be to expend precious energy on something as trivial as a keyboard – we spend all day doing exactly that! So it's with proud, near-jubilant excitement that we bring you news of the gaming glove "Peregrine," which allows for keyboard-free game playing, becoming available for pre-order.

It's not exactly equipped to handle twitch shooters: the Peregrine was made with MMOs in mind. Rather than push down all those pesky keyboard buttons, it allows for up to 40 different configurable movements instead.The $129 device (that's if you pre-order -- it'll be $149 otherwise) runs on USB and will connect as a keyboard, so compatibility shouldn't be too much of an issue.

You can quit writing your Power Glove 2.0 fanfic right now – this ain't it. We do, however, expect to see a YouTube-derived sequel to The Wizard around the end of January, when the first pre-orders are expected to ship to consumers. Get on that, internet!

[Via Engadget]

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Tags: keyboard, mmos, mouse, pc, peregrine, power-glove, the-peregrine, the-wizard

Reader Comments (45)

What on earth is that thing?

That my friend is the future.

It is a keyboard glove ... it is a GloveBoard !

"What on earth is that thing?"

Didnt everyone say that when the Wiimote was revealed? Didn't everyone say it would flop? The only way it flops is fighting games...hence the classic-controller. Don't diss it till you've tried it lmao.

I'm not gonna put my hand inside something that has an AC plug on top of it.

Dude i went to their website and watched the videos for it trying to promote it, and holy shit is looked fucking awful. Really really awkward and innacurate. Go watch them if you dont believe me, its pretty ummm well lame.

+1 Ahmedz

@Dr. Orpheus

Unfortunately that, my friend, is the past. Another failed idea that should have stayed dead.

Nothing is in the past and dead for Doooctor Oooorpheuuus, Necromancer Suuupreeeme!!

@Foetoid, I don't remember seeing a single person saying the Wii was not going to sell well.

@FireAxe888, you see that little button with the plus symbol on it. Try clicking that instead of making pointless +1 comments.

"What on earth is that thing?"

Its so bad 2.0

That looks so bad.

In before "It's so ba--

Ah, crap.

i agree. So. Bad.

TEEN GIRL SQUAD!

How ya doin', ladies?

SO GOOD!
SO GOOD!
Okay..... I mean SO GOOD!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AacoxHFYvZw&feature=related

ITS A TRAP!

A trap of making you look like a sign language master.

0_0!

Ackbar!

Yeah, well, uh, just keep your Power Gloves off her, pal, huh?

I can't help but imagine mmo players doind all those ultra complicated ninja hand things like naruto does only so the character can ask asl to cyber =P

Wow, All These Game Console Peripherals, Now They're Starting To Release Some For PC Gaming? Hmm, I Wonder If This Is a Good or Bad Thing... You Tell Me.

Why on Earth are most of your first letters capitalized?

I'm not telling you anything, Brian! Stop telling me how to live my life!

It looks like the "Wi-i" as used by Alan Partridge at Steve Coogan's most recent live tour. Anyone else know what I'm on about? A-ha!

This was at PAX09 and I had a chance to use it playing Starcraft, it is actually quite handy and I can see it becoming part of normal use in gaming.

Although it does have quite a learning curve.

...

...pun completely intended.

I might have to recreate minority report!

lol nothing beats the original power glove

This plus novint falcon.

Power Glove - PC Edition

I love the Power Glove. It's so bad.

He touched my breast!

You dont even have any breasts!

Deaf that isn't true, fat men have breasts...

Seems like it should be wireless, especially since it's not really for action type games anyway.

The only time I want to hear about a glove taking over the space of a computer keyboard is when they develop a specialized pair of gloves that project a holographic keyboard you can sync up with any computer and use to type and control it.

Until then, these power gloves gotta die

Virtual keyboard? That's so 2003.

http://palmaddict.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/virtual_keyboard1.jpg

Don't even insult the powerglove by making the comparison ...... the powerglove used bend sensors which at the time were expensive and still are rather expensive when compared to other sensors. As well as motion tracking, be it with some sort of arcane sonic sensor setup which today would be accomplished with one or two internal 3-axis accelerometers.

I went to their sight and watched their video....

This thing uses three touch sensors and conductive fabric woven into it, so its probably $11 worth of parts, if that....... at $140+ a pop. That ends up being the direct equivelant of pressing a button...... seriously if they wanted to charge like $60 I could see that, I can also see that in the bargain bin at any computer store that opts to carry it for 19.99 in about a year.

sorry, site*

its early and I haven't had my coffee yet.

no im with you. this thing is trash.
that with way to much money for what they are offering.
why pay that much for something that wont improve your gameplay when you can get a n53te for 70.

Tried this at E3. It was, interesting......

Just make the glove rumble and call it "The Stranger" and you'll sell millions.

Cawifownia.

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