3-D video input device to be unveiled at COMDEX; mouse on your finger lets you move through and around objects.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 1995--The future of 3-D personal computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. will be unveiled at Spring COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). here when IPC (1) (InterProcess Communication) The exchange of data between one program and another either within the same computer or over a network. It implies a protocol that guarantees a response to a request. Peripherals unveils the "CyberMouse," an ultrasonic pointing device An input device used to move the pointer (cursor) on screen. The major pointing device is the mouse for the desktop computer and the touchpad for the laptop, although many road warriors bring along a mouse. that is worn on the index finger and lets users not only move the on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. cursor vertically, horizontally, or in circles like a traditional mouse device, but also through and around objects. The CyberMouse will begin shipping May 15 from IPC Peripherals. The Fremont, Calif. company is a subsidiary of IPC Corp. Ltd., a $900 million publicly traded Singapore company. The product will be sold through resellers, distributors and superstores. Suggested retail price is expected to be $99. By giving 3-D depth to personal computing, the CyberMouse opens numerous interactive possibilities. The initial product will ship with a game called "Rings," in which players throw horseshoe-like rings around posts simply by flicking their wrist toward the screen. While its initial market will be home entertainment, CyberMouse has all the functions of a Microsoft Windows-compatible mouse, including data manipulation Processing data. . It differs from standard mouse devices with its 3-D capabilities, and by allowing you to physically-interact with your PC. "Anything done with your hands -- such as throwing horseshoes, swinging a golf club, or using a joystick in a computer game -- can be inputted into the screen with this device," said IPC Peripherals Marketing Director Dan Feeney. The CyberMouse's thin, 1/8 inch thick finger band (the thickness of a watchband) has two buttons (like a mouse) and contains a series of minute beacons that transmit ultrasonic beams to sensors on a flat, one inch wide plastic cradle that wraps around one side of the monitor. These sensors transfer the 3-D images to the screen. The CyberMouse comes with installation software and installs like a mouse. Installation is simple and can be done in about a minute. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: IPC Peripherals is the US subsidiary for Singapore-based IPC Corp. Ltd. Headquartered in Fremont, IPC Peripherals has a full range of audio and video boards, communication add-on peripheral cards, and multimedia upgrade kits An earlier package of hardware and software that turned a standard PC into a multimedia PC. It included a CD-ROM drive, sound card, speakers, cables, drivers as well as multimedia applications. See CD-ROM audio cable. for PC multimedia applications. CONTACT: IPC Peripherals Dan Feeney, 510/354-0800 or Hill/LF Communications Chad Hill/Len Fernandes, 510/945-7910/538-8916 lenf@hooked.net |
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