TECH TALK #01: LEAP

Oh goodie this going to be the first post of my serie of TECH TALK! In this serie of posts I'll be discussing the things that I find so exciting and innovating on technological level. I'm still a novice at this so please bare with me when it's a bit stiff when it comes to my writing. Practice makes perfect no?

So today I'll be talking about The Leap. It's a USB device which is smaller than the average sized smartphone. The Leap makes possible to interact with your computer in midair by just using gestures. It creates a  3D interaction area where all your movements are registered by the Leap. It can even tell how many fingers  or objects you are using in that area and all the movements at the same time. And what I find amazing is that it only uses about 2% of your CPU to calculate everything! The creators of this device say that it's about 200 times more accurate than most gesture control technology. Which means it has an accuracy of about 0,01 millimeters! Okay now that you have an idea about what it is, how about a little demonstration?

The Leap works on Windows Vista/7/8 and Mac OS X, with Linux being on the agenda.   In this video, we are running Windows 7. The display is an Apple Cinema display.

The Leap is currently only available to pre-order at their website for only $70, which is pretty cheap compare to the price of a Kinect. I'm probably going to pre-order it with some other people so that the shipping expenses will be a bit cheaper. I can't wait to get mine and test it out! And when I do, I'll probably post it on here how I experience the Leap. Have a nice day!