3Dconnexion's SpaceNavigator a Mouse for 3-D Navigation

A new and improved computer mouse: the SpaceNavigator. The device has a cap you can lift or depress, slide from side to side, tilt, or twist, to let you move in any direction in a 3-D environment or to manipulate 3-D objects. Moreover applying pressure allows control of rate of movement.

clipped from www.technologyreview.com Mouse for 3-D Navigation A device that supplements existing desktop equipment makes moving through 3-D environments more intuitive. clipped from 3dx.dev.mnl.com Why use a SpaceNavigator instead of a mouse? The key advantage of a SpaceNavigator over a mouse and keyboard is the ease of performing intricate adjustments to camera views and models with out repeatedly stopping to change directions, zoom, or rotate models. With a SpaceNavigator you can do all three at once. Compatible with over 100 popular 3D applications Priced for Education and Personal Use Follow the Wizard to Navigate in no time at all. clipped from 3dx.dev.mnl.com Watch the video to learn more >> Save time and resources by streamlining your workflow. Maximize your efficiency by going from an interrupt driven workflow, utilizing only one hand to an integrated process using both hands. Studies show that using both hands will optimize your productivity by 30%.

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Camera Mobilephone Controlling Computers In 3D

clipped from www.techlivez.com Software Prototype: Camera Mobilephone Controlling Computers In 3D UK researchers have a developed a software prototype that will use bluetooth of the camera enabled cellphone to control the computer as if its a three dimensional mouse. See this as a Wii controller(sort of) controlling your computer moving and manipulating onscreen items simply by moving,waving the handset infront of you desktop PC. clipped from technology.newscientist.com The software makes it possible to move and manipulate onscreen items simply by waving a handset around in front of a screen, a bit like the motion-sensitive Nintendo Wii controller. The computer translates the phone's movement and rotation in three dimensions into the actions of an onscreen cursor. It possible to use the phone like a 3D mouse, interacting with objects by pressing the phone's buttons or rotating the phone. A paper on the prototype set-up will be demonstrated at the International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications in Madeira, Portugal later in January 2008.