News - HP to integrate Leap Motion controllers into its PCs

[HEXUS]

Partnering with the world’s number one PC maker is a huge win for Leap.

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[Spud1]

Great news for Leap - this is obviously a massive win for them and of course it's good for those of us that have pre-ordered - the more units out there the more apps etc that we'll have available.

[crossy]

Leap Motion must be cracking out the champagne. Then again something like the Leap Motion controller probably makes a lot of sense in the "design lead" recovery that Meg Whitman is championing. (Apologies if that last bit sounds like an HP PR handout)

If they can launch an inexpensive laptop line with the LM controller built in, then I suspect that some of the bad feeling against Windows8/MUI will dissipate. I'm a MUI naysayer myself and even I was struck by how much better it is on a touch enabled device - which the LM controller will deliver (and best of all - without those greasy fingerprints that disfigure a typical touch screen within a couple of minutes of use).

At this rate it might be a good idea to get an LM controller for each of the two Windows8 boxes here (both HP made) to see how the users of those get on with it.

[GaryRW]

I still can't help thinking the first customer/promoter in line should have been Microsoft.

IMO this could have made all the Win8 touch centric features actually relevant to desktop users. Personally I still can't see the benefit of touchscreens for desktop use as reaching over the keyboard feels awkward at best, but simply lifting your hand(s) off the keyboard or mouse to gesture seems like it would be more natural.

Looking forward to receiving it to find out if it actually works out in practice like that or not

Edit: Crossy beat me to it

[crossy]

IMO this could have made all the Win8 touch centric features actually relevant to desktop users. (Edit: Crossy beat me to it)

Sorry about that last bit - some discussion (HP internal) about this and the possibilities for those of us who use Ubuntu/Unity rather than Windows8/MUI - LM supports Ubuntu, so maybe there'll be some LeapMotion magic for Ubuntu too? If this is as good as Leap claim then they deserve much success.

Starting to wonder if there's any point in getting one of these for a Windows 7 box - something I'll have to do some research on.

And yes, while HP pays my wages, I've got nothing to do with the PC bit - other than being a customer of course, so I've no axe to grind. Thought I'd mention this in case someone accuses me of "doing a Samsung" by trying to talk up products. Any opinions I express on Hexus are my firmly my own.

[ionicle]

and yet the picture is of a macbook pro...ironic

[crossy]

and yet the picture is of a macbook pro...ironic

Fail to see what's "ironic" about that - the article's picture is just one from the LeapMotion website, actually the fourth one down here if you're interested. Actually, if you schlepp over to the LM site you'll see that a LOT of the publicity photo's are taken with Apple badged gear - you should be most pleased by that.

And of course LM does support Macs, (and Windows and now Ubuntu Linux too apparently).

Only thing that stopping me putting in a pre-order is that LM seem to suggest that it's NOT a mouse replacement, and the usage cases they come up with are pretty darned specialised.