Intel in talks to acquire gesture control firm Omek Interactive (exclusive)
Editor's Pick The race to buy a startup illustrates the hype and hopes for gesture-based technology.
Leap Motion ships May 13, announces ‘Airspace’ app store and new apps from Disney and Corel
February 27, 2013 5:01 AM
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
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.
Here are the cool technologies we want to use in 2013
January 1, 2013 11:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
Google Glass and self-driving cars top our list of things we want to use soon.
Can big data solve America’s gun problem?
December 31, 2012 12:42 PM
Christina Farr
VentureBeat invited the experts to engage in a first-of-its-kind debate on whether Big Data is a solution to America's big gun problem. Which side do you agree with?
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
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.
Roll up your iPad and stuff it in a pocket? Soon, that may be reality
Guest Post A breakthrough in computer displays that are both flexible and inexpensive is poised to make Minority Report a reality with a tablet flexible, rollable tablet, researchers say.
Famo.us describes how it created a magical user interface for the web
October 12, 2012 9:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
Can Famo.us make the web run faster? A cool demo suggests yes.
