A Huge 6DOF LEAP from TrackIR

[PuFu]

very tempted to preorder, ty for linking

[Tonci87]

Why would you want to preorder it? How many applications are there that would support something like this?

[Iroquois Pliskin]

Why would you want to preorder it? How many applications are there that would support something like this?

Windows shell supports it.

P.S. So it would appear that touch screens are not a panacea in anything larger than 10".

Buying now! - Or rather pre-ordering: this could be a viral trend research inquiry into how many people would actually buy this type of product, meaning it is not yet in production in any tangible form.

[PuFu]

Why would you want to preorder it? How many applications are there that would support something like this?

most of my work applications, im pretty sure: adobe suite, adsk suite

[mrcash2009]

Looks good, but I dont think I could be arsed to be at a monitor waving a pen around and holding my arms up playing arma for long missions.

BTW has anyone thought this might be a scam? Just airing on the side of caution, that website is a bit "thrown up online with a form" for my liking. Agree with Pelham on the empty box thing.

Anyone know more about it / company / distribution other than just youtube vid and a few pages of a website and a credit card form?

Not saying thats a fact, but could do with allot more to sway pre orders from just whats on it so far.

[[FRL]Myke]

TrackIR!? What a joke...

Erm...you do realize that TrackIR has completely different purpose than this thing? Headtracking vs. Handtracking? Not quite the same.


But anyway, it looks interesting, also that the website says that you can chain up 2 or more of these.

[Dead3yez]

But anyway, it looks interesting, also that the website says that you can chain up 2 or more of these.

How many hands do you have?

[arye_r]

Erm...you do realize that TrackIR has completely different purpose than this thing? Headtracking vs. Handtracking? Not quite the same.

Not quite the same indeed, but not head vs hands. More like head vs anything in the virtual 4-feet cube above the device.

[Iroquois Pliskin]

How many hands do you have?

To increase range and/or accuracy most probably. I find it fishy that such a small device can measure the volume of space, even if it's just the bit with your hand, so accurately.

P.S. Has anyone thought of CPU load on these things? How much does TrackIR eat in terms of processing distribution?

[Mr. Charles]

To increase range and/or accuracy most probably. I find it fishy that such a small device can measure the volume of space, even if it's just the bit with your hand, so accurately.

P.S. Has anyone thought of CPU load on these things? How much does TrackIR eat in terms of processing distribution?

If i remember correctly, TrackIR5 has this little chip inside, which does most of the work. CPU load is dramatically lower than the FreeTrack variant.