Leap Motion



Just watch this:




Pretty cool? Ok let's talk about the device:

Today I was trying out the new Kickstart project called "Leap Motion". It's a small rectangular device which looks a lot like an iphone (see picture below).

Installation of the device is pretty straight forward, there is an URL in the package which gives you access to the installation file. From there on it's walk in the park, next next next and your done.  It's connected with a Micro-usb 3.0 cable which is of course not a strange choice because a lot of data has to pass through very fast.

Then the fun begins, you start-up Airspace  and you can select pre-installed apps to use. Of course there is an App store to download more apps for the device.

Orientation gives you a good sense of what the small device can do. It shows you exactly what the device is seeing when you put your hand above it. My personal favorite is Flocking your finger is a light in the water and that attracts the fish (it sounds less cool when you explain it). Another cool tool you can use with LeapMotion is Google earth. Your hand controls the whole world but do hang on cause earth spins very fast.

My observations

It's remarkable how fast data is pushed from the device to the screen. There is almost no lag on the screen which shows it's not just any ordinary device. I have been using this now for a few days and you really do feel like Tom Cruise from Minority Report but I can't seem to find a way to use it on a daily basis. Controlling the windows environment is difficult you really need a steady hand because you're missing the feedback of a screen or a mouse. I work on a daily basis with a computer but wouldn't be able to replace my keyboard and mouse with this device.

It's a true gadget in my opinion, for me no really added value but a really cool toy to show of to your friends or colleagues.


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