Google Earth gets Leap Motion, now your hand can fly over the world like Superman

April 22, 2013 9:01 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

This morning Google announced that the next major version of Google Earth, available today, will support input from Leap Motion's innovative new gesture control technology. In other words, you'll be able to fly virtually around the planet, using your hand to guide and direct the software.

Leap Motion ships May 13, announces ‘Airspace’ app store and new apps from Disney and Corel

February 27, 2013 5:01 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

If you haven't already pre-ordered, however, the price is now a little higher: $79.99, up $10 from the pre-order cost.

Leap Motion announces first OEM bundling deal (with ASUS) … and a massive new $30M funding round

January 3, 2013 5:01 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

The Leap adds physical gestures to the now-standard computer interface vocabulary of visuals, mice, keyboards, and touch, and "lots of other OEMs" are interested in the technology.

Leap Motion, the Kinect for your computer, releases new game, new developer tools, and 10K new developer units

December 18, 2012 5:01 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

If you've always wanted to control your computer with Tom Cruise-like Minority Report gestures, that day is one step closer. And the technology is 200 times more sensitive to motion than Xbox 360's Kinect.