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The 3D motion controller uses the same technology as the ultrasonic controller, but has 3D positioning capabilities. It can detect where your finger is (as long as it is above the controller and not in any other …place). The controller can sense when you prod forward as if pushing a button and also tracks the movement as you swirl your finger about. The game on display shows an Asteroid type game where the user is bashing the asteroids using his finger as the joystick. Other uses that spring to mind  for this device could include the Adult entertainment industry, although that is merely speculation. If you have some ideas and would like to share them, feel free to leave a message. We will forward the noteworthy ones to the manufacturers.

The Ultrasonic controller is preprogrammed to accept commands from your hand moving over the sensor. The device has several variables that can be preprogrammed to do certain things. The sweeping can be either from left to right, or from right to left, or by simply holding your fingers above the right, middle or left side to simulate a click selection. The hardware and software combination is still in its early stages and needs to be calibrated to each specific user. This kind of hands free solution brings us one step close to Minority report computer interaction. Probably the first implementation will be for games and game consoles. If you have any thoughts or ideas, please share them with us and we will be sure to pass them along to the manufacturers.

The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) based in Taiwan promotes new technologies from some of the brightest minds from around the world. Each Taitronics event they show some of the most interesting inventions and concepts that are in the pipeline to be available for commercial use. The government funded Institute is highly respected. Today Joanne introduces the electric buggy, called the EV-Buggy. The engine runs exclusively on 11 electric batteries which charge from a standard power outlet for 6hrs. The buggy reaches top speeds of 82 km/h and if driven at 40km/hr, it can ride for 80km on one charge. If you like this, and want to know me, leave us a comment and we will pass on your thoughts to the manufacturers.

Aurum Electronics Corp displays their new NightWatch series Safety security lights with video tracking. The combination of movement sensor, LED lights and video recording is the ultimate way to ensure the area is clear of threats. Highly recommended if you live in South Africa or similar countries where safety and security is a daily concern. The product transmits wireless to three different receivers, one is for displaying on your TV, the second plugs into your PC USB port, and the third is a portable unit which can both display on the built in LCD, or be connected to a monitor. They can show four different transmitters for one receiver on the display at the same time. If you like this concept, or you see flaws in it, feel free to tell us, and we will convey the info to the manufacturers.

Well Buying Industrial Co. Ltd has designed LED buttons that can display over 1000 pictures, or a short video of about 40 seconds in length which fills the 32GB flash storage. All the accessories needed to add the pictures and video are supplied when you purchase one.

Look out for interactive slot machines playing snap shots of previous winners, or vending machines with active advertisements for each product per button. The visual selection of products, people, items is a great step forward from the dull button of ages past, or the big red one depicting some kind of warning. Now you can have the warning displaying exactly the consequences of pressing. No longer will evil villains want to open Pandora’s Box, because everything will be on visual display. Something else that comes to mind is using such buttons for electronic locks. Match a profile picture with for example a fingerprint scanner, its all a matter of pressing the button until your face comes up and then scanning your finger. If you do it with any one else’s face displaying, then the match is not made and the item will remain closed.
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Anti reflective cover protector from BothHarvest company . The AR coating prevents even the brightest of conditions from spoiling a crystal clear view of your monitor. This innovative transparency is applied to the monitor as a protective layer and prevents glare from upsetting your view.  Additional protective coatings include spill proof layers that ensure liquid is repelled from the lens surface as if it was never there. Usually the water droplets would disperse on the screen leaving a trail of wet droplets, but when water droplets are applied to the protective layer, they slip completely off as if they were never there. BothHarvest is a Taiwanese company displaying their wares at the recent Taitronics trade fair, held in Taipei, Taiwan.