Touch+ turns any surface into a gesture controller for your PC

BYJon Fingas @jonfingas10 hours ago

0

Haptix (now Ractiv) promised a cheap sensor that would turn any surface into a multi-touch PC controller, and it's making good on its word today by shipping the device worldwide. The $75 add-on has received a new Touch+ name and a sleek redesign, but it otherwise uses the same basic concepts we saw when the project got its crowdfunding a year ago. Put the device on a desktop stand or a laptop and its dual cameras turn your finger movements into gestures; you can play a first-person shooter by swiping across your keyboard, or sketch in Photoshop using your desk as a drawing tablet. It's definitely not for everyone, but it might be up your alley if you'd rather not reach out to a touchscreen (or use Leap Motion's in-air tracking) just to get more advanced input than a run-of-the-mill mouse or trackpad.

0 Comments

Source: Ractiv

Tags: crowdfunding, gesture, gesturecontrol, haptix, multi-touch, multitouch, peripherals, ractiv, touchplus, video Next: Lightfreq is like the lovechild of Jambox and Hue .fyre .fyre-comment-divider > span.fyre-comment-reply-wrapper {top: 18px;}.fyre .fyre-comment-divider > a, .fyre .fyre-comment-divider > a:hover {top: 20px;} AboutAbout EngadgetContact usAdvertiseAbout Our AdsCommunityForumsEngadget MetaCommunity guidelinesReviewsProduct reviewsWrite a reviewContributeSend us a tip!Add to our databaseWrite a reviewStart a discussionAsk a questionLive eventsEngadget ExpandEngadget LivePopular topicsMobileHDAltSoftwareAppleFollow EngadgetEngadget AppsMore Apps from Engadget

Subscribe to Engadget Newsletter

Top categoriescellphoneslaptops / portablestabletsheadphonescamerasroutershdtvs / televisionsportable media playersfitness devicese-book readersdigital media playersMobileCellphonesTabletsBluetooth HeadsetsGPSPhotographyCamerasCamera LensesCamcordersDigital Photo FramesGamingConsoles (home)Consoles (portable)Controllers / GamepadsJoysticks / Flight / RacingComputersLaptops/PortablesDesktopsOperating SystemsPeripheralsKeyboardsMiceMonitorsComputer SpeakersHeadsetsPrintersScannersPen TabletsUSB / Firewire HubsWebcamsPersonal TechHeadphonesPortable Media PlayersE-book ReadersFitnessMiscellaneous DevicesNetworkingRoutersSwitches / HubsStorageExternal Hard DrivesFlash DrivesMemory CardsNetwork StorageRAID / Drive ArraysHome TheaterHDTVs / TelevisionsSpeaker DocksDigital Media PlayersRemotes / ControllersA/V ReceiversDVRsSpeakersVideo Disc Players Engadget International EditionsEspañol繁體中文简体中文日本版DeutschlandAOL Tech.

© 2014 AOL Inc.
All rights reserved.Reprints and PermissionsUpdated Privacy PolicyTerms of UseTrademarksAOL A-Z HelpAdvertise with Us

View the Original article

Watch Microsoft's Surface event livestream right here!

Microsoft is set to announce some Surface related news and we'll have all the nitty gritty in our liveblog. But you can also watch the event live after the break or right here courtesy of the fine folks in Redmond. So follow along, while still reading our live coverage, of course.

0 Comments Share

Source: Microsoft

Tags: event, microsoft, surface Next: Live from Microsoft's Surface event in NYC! .fyre .fyre-comment-divider

View the Original article

Microsoft announces his Tablet is still important 12-inch Surface Pro 3

When Microsoft invited us, a "small hit" here in New York City, we thought that meant a smaller cutout mini was armored in order. Instead, the company has announced a larger surface area, the Surface Pro 12 inch 3. Like the previous Surface Pro pen input, supports a good choice for creative professionals, especially with this screen of 2,160 x 1,440 opaque pixels. In addition to the largest that most high-res surface again, this is however also she thinnest ever produced with an Intel Core i7 processor. Ultimately, that measures the thing just 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) thick, which tied with one iPad more older-Gen - incredibly, if you think that it is more a Ultrabook than a tablet. Surface Pro 3

View the Original article

Microsoft wants his new pen to a large part of the Surface Pro 3

Satya Nadella and his team organize an event in New York, where Microsoft surface Pro 3 has already uncovered. It is not surprising that companies place emphasis on integrated spring. "If you hold a pen in his hand, he the light must feel," said Panos Panay on the stage. But what Microsoft just to get there to get? According to Panay, it is very important to know that the surface Pro 3 pin is not "a pen", but rather meant to mimic a real pen, ink cartridge, with a similar form factor and weight.PIN on Surface Pro 3

View the Original article