Popular Mechanics honors Project Natal as one of the 10 Breakthrough Innovations for 2009
Popular Mechanics has just hailed Microsoft‘s Project Natal as one of the breakthrough innovations for 2009. Not only do they see the motion control as a breakthrough in gaming for using the whole body, they also see its implications going far and beyond just gaming.
Popular Mechanics has just hailed Microsoft‘s Project Natal as one of the breakthrough innovations for 2009. Not only do they see the motion control as a breakthrough in gaming for using the whole body, they also see its implications going far and beyond just gaming.
Said Popular Mechanics:
Now, Microsoft is going even further with Project Natal, a yet-to-be-released peripheral for the Xbox 360. Instead of mashing buttons – or even swinging wands – players can use their entire bodies…
The implications go far beyond gaming. The technology could help smart houses monitor their owners’ health, or allow engineers to sculpt 3D shapes with their hands. Some day, such computer interfaces could seem as ordinary as the PC keyboard does today.
Joining Project Natal in the Breakthrough Awards list are:
- X2 Coaxial Rotor Helicopter
- Bacteria-Powered Battery
- Kepler Space Telescope
- Sodium-Sulfur Home Battery
- Deep Space Plasma Thruster
- Lab-On-A-Chip Diagnostics
- I-TEC’s Flying Dune Buggy
- The Ball-Shaped Robot
- Dean Kamen: Leadership Award Winner
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