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Super-Impressive Real Time Demo of Leap Motion Sensor

By Rain Noe - June 11, 2012

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WOW. I didn't think it was possible for the Leap motion sensor's capabilities to look more attractive than it did in their official video, which we posted on last month; but here's company CTO David Holz demonstrating the system to Cult of Mac, in real time, which is more compelling to see.

It's astonishing how fast and accurate the system seems to be, and how naturally you can alternate between one finger, both hands, and everything in between.

By the bye, a commenter on the original post opined that "holding your arms in air for hours while working at the computer doesn't sound real comfortable." I see that poster's point, but I'd choose to tire my arms out with a Leap over the current way of doing things. Standing/treadmill desks are increasing in popularity as we realize that sitting on our asses and sliding computer mice within a five-inch-square area is not good for us. Properly handled, it seems to me that a workday filled with Leap sessions could start to resemble Tai Chi, or a sign language conversation. As long as we can avoid the stress of fine repetitive motions, I'd rather we burn the calories.

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jessica fransisco

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there's this O+ phone introduced last september that uses motion sensor to navigate the cellphone. Apple should apply the motion sensor on iphone5 to make difference between iphone4 and iphone4s. i'm sure that if apple would do that the next iphone would cost much ,
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Dylan L.

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I guarantee smart phones will use this technology to gain an edge over laptops and desktops by the end of the decade.
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andy

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Apple needs to buy LEAP
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Richard

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I noticed that at about 1:53 the system seemed to pick up a random hand gesture for a split second. Reminds me of Douglas Adams' description of a motion sensitive stereo system in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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