Control your to-do list Minority Report-style with Clear and the Leap Motion controller

Enrique February 27, 2013 8

If you’ve never heard of the Leap Motion controller, it’s pretty similar to Microsoft’s Kinect. Only it’s smaller and much more accurate, making it a great device to use to augment the way you use your PC.

One great way to show off the Leap Motion is by demonstrating how it can make current programs even better and more intuitive. One such example is Realmac Software’s Clear for Mac, which they’ve been working to add support for the Leap Motion. They’ve released a video of how it works, and the results are pretty cool. Check it out!

The Leap Motion controller is expected to ship within a few months, and it’ll cost $69.99. You’ll also be able to navigate webpages, maps, photos, 3D software, games and more. Who knows, maybe it’ll even make Windows 8 more usable.

[via Realmac, The Verge]

TAGS » Clear, Clear for Mac, Leap Motion, Mac OS X, news

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8 Comments »

Tom February 27, 2013 at 5:15 AM (comment permalink) -

Careful here. I sneezed and reformatted my Mac.

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Enrique February 27, 2013 at 5:22 AM (comment permalink) -
Minion

[@Tom] But Macs don’t need to be reformatted :p

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Coyote February 27, 2013 at 7:16 AM (comment permalink) -

This looks neat and all but I still don’t see how using more energy and exaggerated movements will improve over the keyboard/mouse. All these new touch/kinect/motion controlers are good for are gimicks and kiosk panels.

You think carpel tunnel is bad, wait till you have to put your arm in a sling because you got to excited playing angry birds.

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Frank D February 27, 2013 at 9:07 AM (comment permalink) -

Watching the first 15 seconds of that video I almost got sick to my stomach. Is this the future? I hope not. Maybe using a wand would put it more in context?

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ovl February 27, 2013 at 9:41 AM (comment permalink) -

[@Tom]

use McAfee stinger to clean your snotty nose.

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Merlin February 27, 2013 at 12:30 PM (comment permalink) -

[@Frank D]

A wand… hmmm
I could picture myself using that. ;-)

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Trev (Down Under) February 27, 2013 at 4:53 PM (comment permalink) -

[@Coyote] agreed- …I still don’t see how using more energy and exaggerated movements will improve over the keyboard/mouse. All these new touch/kinect/motion controlers are good for are gimicks and kiosk panels…
(And some portable devices.)

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KMHamm February 28, 2013 at 9:48 AM (comment permalink) -

Can you hook up multiples of the device? I’m thinking for gaming or for possible exercise ala Kinnect.

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