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While it's very neat to see these Johnny-Mnemonic style demos, what I'd really like is a realistic replacement for Apple's Magic Trackpad. I'd buy one if it wer

While it's very neat to see these Johnny-Mnemonic style demos, what I'd really like is a realistic replacement for Apple's Magic Trackpad. I'd buy one if it were able to replace my trackpad on an ordinary desktop environment. I don't need to manipulate cubes in 3d space (who does?!) outside of video games. But I'd love to replace my flat trackpad with a skeletal gesture motion-tracker for more mundane tasks.

andrei_says_ 11y ago
Exactly. Something replacing the mouse/trackpad I use for hours a day would have real value for me, too.
- tdburn 11y ago
  Have you heard of Ractiv? It's a motion controller like a leap, but allows you to treat your keyboard surface like a track pad. So you can stay on the keyboard all the time. I've been trying to buy one for a year but they never reply so I don't know if they are an active business anymore. Ractiv.com
  - dexwiz 11y ago
    http://gharbi.me/ractiv/index.php http://gharbi.me/ractiv/index.php
gedy 11y ago
Have you tried with BetterTouchTool? Already was cool for gestures, has support for Leap as well: https://apps.leapmotion.com/apps/bettertouchtool/osx https://apps.leapmotion.com/apps/bettertouchtool/osx
zminjie 11y ago
May I ask what exactly are you looking for in the replacement? We are actually building a wearable that gives you full hand tracking without the need for line of sight. It's intended for AR/VR applications since it's just as precise as vision based products without all the downsides. But one thing that's personally important to me that we are incorporating into the product is the ability to turn any surface I touch into a trackpad. It basically gives me a portable trackpad anywhere I go and I can sit 10 feet away from my computer and use my leg or arms of the chair to control my computer. I'm curious what kind of usages you need from a product like this.
- adamwong246 11y ago
  Well, I don't want to turn arbitrary surfaces into trackpads. I'd just like to be able to perform hand gestures in the air, above my keyboard. I don't need to perform them from across the room or anything like that. So that, to me, is the MVP- simply replacing my trackpad for gestures like pointing, clicking, dragging, zooming in MacOS. But beyond that... 1. I don't want to wear anything on my hands. 2. I'd like to be able to program new gestures easily. Sort of like American sign language, I want to easily map a gesture to an action. 3. After replacing a trackpad, I'd want to be able to use my hands to manipulate a 3d environment. This requirement is pretty low on my list, because I never do anything in 3D. But it's necessary in the long run, once 3D applications become popular.

andrei_says_ 11y ago

Exactly. Something replacing the mouse/trackpad I use for hours a day would have real value for me, too.

tdburn 11y ago
Have you heard of Ractiv? It's a motion controller like a leap, but allows you to treat your keyboard surface like a track pad. So you can stay on the keyboard all the time. I've been trying to buy one for a year but they never reply so I don't know if they are an active business anymore. Ractiv.com
- dexwiz 11y ago
  http://gharbi.me/ractiv/index.php http://gharbi.me/ractiv/index.php

gedy 11y ago

Have you tried with BetterTouchTool? Already was cool for gestures, has support for Leap as well: https://apps.leapmotion.com/apps/bettertouchtool/osx https://apps.leapmotion.com/apps/bettertouchtool/osx

zminjie 11y ago

May I ask what exactly are you looking for in the replacement? We are actually building a wearable that gives you full hand tracking without the need for line of sight. It's intended for AR/VR applications since it's just as precise as vision based products without all the downsides. But one thing that's personally important to me that we are incorporating into the product is the ability to turn any surface I touch into a trackpad. It basically gives me a portable trackpad anywhere I go and I can sit 10 feet away from my computer and use my leg or arms of the chair to control my computer. I'm curious what kind of usages you need from a product like this.

adamwong246 11y ago
Well, I don't want to turn arbitrary surfaces into trackpads. I'd just like to be able to perform hand gestures in the air, above my keyboard. I don't need to perform them from across the room or anything like that. So that, to me, is the MVP- simply replacing my trackpad for gestures like pointing, clicking, dragging, zooming in MacOS. But beyond that... 1. I don't want to wear anything on my hands. 2. I'd like to be able to program new gestures easily. Sort of like American sign language, I want to easily map a gesture to an action. 3. After replacing a trackpad, I'd want to be able to use my hands to manipulate a 3d environment. This requirement is pretty low on my list, because I never do anything in 3D. But it's necessary in the long run, once 3D applications become popular.