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Wiimote Turns TV into Touchless MS Surface

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-what-i'm-talking-about dept.

RemyBR writes "User interface project allows you to control objects on a display using gestures, working like Microsoft's Surface but without touching the screen at all. Inspired by Johnny Chung Lee's work, the system requires you to wear Minority Report-style gloves equipped with infrared emitters on your fingertips. A Wiimote on top of the display keeps track of these IR LEDs, while the software can read the motion down to two-finger pinching gestures for image zooming."

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  1. What style gloves? by techpawn · · Score: 5, Funny

    the system requires you to wear Minority Report-style gloves
    come on! Don't toy with my emotions!!! Power glove man! System requires you to wear modified power gloves!
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    1. Re:What style gloves? by AKAImBatman · · Score: 3, Funny

      I love the Power Glove. It's so baaad.

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    2. Re:What style gloves? by AKAImBatman · · Score: 5, Funny

      If you actually need a YouTube video to know what I'm talking about, you need to hand in your geek card. NOW.

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    3. Re:What style gloves? by AKAImBatman · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, you lose (sorry, loose) points for that. Tom Cruise stars in that movie, remember? Which means you get scored -1 Scientology Wacko Supporter. :-P

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  2. Stop the Wii shipments!!! by kellyb9 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nintendo turns your televisions into a Microsoft product!

  3. urgh by Tom · · Score: 2, Funny

    Interesting, except for the constant microsoft advertisement. "I love flash, but we built this in silverlight (continue on to long rant about how great that is with no relation to the topic whatsoever)", or the "and since it's built in .net it can communicate with the Wiimote", err yes? What's that gotta do with .net? Then the "oh, look a picture of me at some microsoft meeting", and on and on. All that really got on my nerves about 3/4 through the video.

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