Is Minority Report-style gesture-based control key to a brighter future for the PC market? HP certainly hopes so as it teams up with 3D motion control developer Leap Motion.
The partnership sees HP bundling the Leap controller (and Airspace, the Leap Motion app store) with a selection of upcoming PC models before embedding the technology in yet announced future consumer products.
“Leap Motion’s groundbreaking 3D motion control combined with HP technology and amazing developer apps will create incredible user experiences,” HP says.
HP is not the first company to sign a deal with Leap-- Asus has a similar partnership with the startup.
The Leap Motion Controller is similar in function to the Microsoft Kinect, if designed for use at much closer range. It tracks the motion of 2 hands and 10 fingers simultaneously, and reportedly allows for intricate gesture-based control with no visible latency.
Currently available as a pre-order, the controller should hit the market on May 2013.
