Mouseless is an invisible computer mouse that provides the familiarity of interaction of a physical mouse without actually needing a real hardware mouse, a project by Pranav Mistry of the MIT Fluid Interfaces Group.
This project forgoes the physical device we think of as a mouse, replacing it with an infrared laser and webcam pair that allow you to mimic the gestures you would normally make with your button-adorned friend. The project includes an Infrared (IR) laser beam (with line cap) and an Infrared camera, the laser projects a line across your workspace, and the camera uses blob tracking to figure out where your hand is, and when you lift up a finger. The prototype only only cost them $20 to build, cool. |
