newVideoPlayer("/writeintheair_giz.flv", 506, 350,""); The first meaty rumours of the Xbox 360 using full-body motion controls—without a controller—are pretty interesting, since Microsoft showed us their “write in the air” tech a couple of months ago, complete with Xbox logo:
Panasonic had a big event today, and Giz AU was there. I’ll tell you all about the new range of plasmas they were showing off tomorrow, but thought I’d show you this awesome giant remote control. The best part about it? It was actually used to control the TV behind it. More »
Everyone knows that the future is in multitouch devices, but some may find it difficult to go cold turkey with their physical peripherals. Researchers believe that Slap Widgets might be a solution.
So using the new iPod Shuffle revolves around clicking the headphone remote button in Morse Code-like combinations.There must be an easier way, guys. What is this, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly? [Engadget]
Utilising infrared sensors to measure contortions in your ear canals, the ‘Ear Switch’ earbuds can guess at your facial expressions, letting you control your gadgets—iPods, mobile phones, whatever—with what pretty much amount to feigned seizures.
The neat thing about this minuscule, G4-looking MP3 player is it uses motion controls, like turning it on one of its side or tapping a corner, to turn on/off, skip forward/backward, etc.
Next time you’re about to complain about a gadget UI, think about trying to handle an in flight situation at the controls of the space shuttle. [NASA via BoingBoing Gadgets]
Like every year, the Controllable Christmas Lights for Celiac Disease are now live, tackier and wonkier than ever, with more than 20,000 lights, plus inflatable Santa, Elmo, Frosty Family, SpongeBob, Homer, and even Hulk.
Mgestyk’s system-wide camera control system looks fun, but FluidTunes, a simple program that lets your toss around your iTunes library via your iSight, has two important things that it doesn’t: free-ness and out-now-ness.
