Posts tagged motion-sensing 
SoftKinetic releases free, Kinect-compatible 'iisu' dev kit
What's an "iisu," you ask? It's an acronym for "The Interface Is You," of course! It's also the name of SoftKinetic's "3D gesture recognition" software development kit, available now for "qualified developers" to license for free. The iisu SDK is said to work with "all major 3D depth-sensing ...
Standalone motion-sensing game console believes honesty is the best policy
We've seen plenty of cheap imitators of the Nintendo Wii since the system launched back in 2006 -- but we've never seen one of these knockoffs be quite so honest as the "Wireless 60." Seriously, the product description on the back of its box borders on self-deprecating. ...
Japanese DSiWare game uses camera to create illusion of depth
We've seen the DSi's camera used as a tilt sensor a couple of times, but Rittai Kakushi E Atta Kore Da (something like Hidden 3D Shapes: There it Is) does something new with it: using the camera's motion sensing to create the illusion of a 3D space, which you explore by moving the DS and changing ...
DSi motion control demoed by Engine Software
Netherlands-based handheld gaming studio Engine Software has developed a cool new piece of tech for the DSi: motion sensitivity. To show off this breakthrough, the company has developed a brief demo video of TILT, a kind of Marble Blast Ultra clone where the player guides a ball around the ...
Revolutionary motion controls come to Xbox 360 (and Wii) ... in new fishing game
Click to embiggen. Griffin International's upcoming controller for the Xbox 360 may be one of the craziest looking peripherals ever designed. No, this isn't a sex toy. Rather, it's the first motion-sensing controller to release on the 360, and it's for the most exciting sport ever created by man ...
Miyamoto flattered, not worried by Sony, Microsoft motion controllers
If there was one driving theme behind this year's E3, it was that motion controls are too cool for school. However, even with both Microsoft and Sony jumping onto the bandwagon with their own gesture-based antics, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto tells the BBC that he's "not worried at all" about being ...
WSJ: Microsoft prepping Xbox 360 motion control camera
Rumors of Microsoft's intent to ride on Nintendo's motion-sensitive coattails are nothing new, and while nothing has been announced, the Wall Street Journal suggests that a new motion-detecting camera from Microsoft could be unveiled as early as next month's E3. Citing unnamed sources reportedly ...
Ars discusses rumored Xbox 360 motion sensor
Microsoft's rumored motion-sensing peripheral for the Xbox 360 may have actually been on display to the public under a different banner, Ars Technica suggests. The meat of this speculation (tofu compact for vegans) is that the site actually saw the same technology at the Consumer Electronics Show ...
Rumor: Motion-sensing 360 peripheral spotted
You know E3 is less than a month away when the Joystiq rumor page has near daily stories. Be that as it may, a tipster over at our sister site, Engadget, has spotted what seems to be a new peripheral for the Xbox 360. Though details are scant, the source notes that rather than holding a motion ...
Rumor: Sony to unveil new motion-sensing controller at E3
Sony may already have a motion-sensing controller, but it's shaped like a regular controller instead of a stick -- and that's just not what's hot with the kids right now. Gametrak's working on a third-party motion controller for the PS3, but Sony might just beat the company to it. Rumors (and ...
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