Found on Tinkernology and Makezine.com: http://tinkernology.blogspot.com/2010/08/sensor-input.html http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/08/3d_freehand_drawer.html
This is a cool device that has gotten some attention. It's a computer interface that takes in 3D points. You manipulate a pen connected to an arm with joints and the pen's position is calculated. The author of the video made it himself with a PICAXE controller*, but I'm pretty sure expensive units can be bought for computer modeling (CAD).
*Similar to the Ardino microcontrollers I've posted about.
Cool stuff! Slightly different paradigm, but have you ever seen the 3Dconnexion from LogitTec? They are not incredibly expensive (~$60 for the educational version) but allow full 6-degree-of-freedom control--also pretty neat.
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Yes I have heard about those, they look really cool. Apparently they're geared for CAD design.
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