Well not really with the pop up holograms et al, but very, very similar. Technology changes even while I write this post down. I happened to stumble upon this really, awesome piece of tech that I cannot wait to get my hands on and have my own showdown on Call of Duty with just my finger....on the PC or Mac!
So this isn't really all that new with regards to motion technology already present in the likes of the all mighty Kinect and the good ol' Wii. But with the Leap as it's called, your computer, becomes your iPad, without the horrible,oily finger marks across your screen. It uses a "mathematical approach to 3D, touch free motion sensing software" that's installed on your harddrive and all you need to do is boot it up, plug in the USB Leap device and wave your finger(s) away. It's taken a while on their drawing board, and looks to take a bit longer working out the bugs. It's priced at a decent £45 although I don't really see the use of it for the general person. If you're an artist or an engineer needing those precise touches, then I guess this would be ideal for them. Not sure how it works with an FPS gamer like me (although they do show a clip about FPS games being played like this pretty possible). I for one, prefer the traditional mouse and keyboard. I like being able to physically button bash my way, but that's just me.
You can read more about the Leap over here.
Check out the video below, it's pretty neat. Snazzy looking apple screen (grrr).
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