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Title: Possible new remote
Post by: Mr Mole on June 15, 2009, 10:58:05 PM
It would be missing follow me and it is kind of ugly but the new offering from Hillcrest can be a decent possibility for a new orbiter. The price isn't too steep for gyroscopic mouse and it seems to be linux compatible right out of the box.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/hillcrest-labs-loop-combines-wiimote-mouse-and-ouroboros/ (http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/hillcrest-labs-loop-combines-wiimote-mouse-and-ouroboros/)
Title: Re: Possible new remote
Post by: Kaelix on September 30, 2009, 09:45:17 PM
Have you had a chance to try this out?
Title: Re: Possible new remote
Post by: totallymaxed on October 01, 2009, 12:34:41 PM
Quote from: Mr Mole on June 15, 2009, 10:58:05 PM
It would be missing follow me and it is kind of ugly but the new offering from Hillcrest can be a decent possibility for a new orbiter. The price isn't too steep for gyroscopic mouse and it seems to be linux compatible right out of the box.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/hillcrest-labs-loop-combines-wiimote-mouse-and-ouroboros/ (http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/hillcrest-labs-loop-combines-wiimote-mouse-and-ouroboros/)

Yeah...those units have been around for quite a while now. They have an intriguing design for sure. We tested some about 9 months back with some customers. The feedback was a little mixed to be frank...some people liked them but most found the physical shape a bit confusing and not that comfortable in everyday use. We never implemented full support for them so that might have skewed the resulting impression people had...but I dont think that was a significant factor to be honest.

all the best

Andrew