The new XBox controller, dubbed “Project Natal”, tramples the WII controllers by use of cameras and a microphone mounted to a sensor bar to detect the user. Get this, it recognizes your movements (of course), speech, and your own face.
Hands-free Xbox Controller
This “play” system has plenty of whoopdeedo, like voice and facial recognition, video chat and speech commands. Air wave: Scroll through your songs or movies with a hand wave, tell it to “Play movie” and “Terminator 2″ starts to play. It’s strange not to hold and work a controller. Hand feel in playing video games plays a big role. My guess is someone will come out with something to hold that can be a car wheel, a sword, a bowling ball or an Uzi just to give you something to hold or swing or throw…
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