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NEWS:
November 07. Almost 80
patents, and counting, by outside parties, including Sony
Corp., now cite our patents (listed in footer). Just
one more indicator of the important value of our solution for 3D
input. For more information on the relation between
patent citation rates and company value, please see for example
Putzler et al., 2007, Patent
Citation and Corporate Market Value - A Study Using Social Network
Analysis.
October 07. The Orb evaluation from
Microsoft
Fall 07, All Orbs now come with full thumbstick capability, for
added complementary control and menu selectioning! Alternately,
users can get the Orb with 2 axis tilt sensing.
December 06, The Orb can now play music (alpha capability).
July 06, Global Haptics
offers free WINGS(tm) sculpting software with latest Orb.
March 06, Global Haptics and Biz Viz. Global Haptics was part of
a special consortium that includes the Intel
Innovation Center in Albuquerque, as well as Sandia
National Laboratories. The consortium aimed in part to utilize
projection dome spaces in which view, scene, and object control
are performed through the Orb by individual or multiple viewers.
January 06, Informal user group feedback overwhelmingly supports
Orb as a real alternative to the controller options of today. In
informal demos and talks, the 17 to 34 age demographic demonstrated
rapid control mastery and indicated that if a variety of games or
other software were available, they would purchase an Orb at an
attainable price point.
The Orb® now works with the Torque Game Engine!
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