Microsoft Research makes cooler version of Power Glove  Remember
the Power Glove from Nintendo? The gaming controller was really
futuristic looking back in the late 1980s. The concept of a
wearable controller hasn't gotten much traction since then. Now,
Microsoft Research has come up with a new concept that reminds
us of the Power Glove, but without the actual glove.  The Next
at Microsoft blog reveals the project, called Digits. Basically,
its a device that a person wears on his or her wrist that can
sense the movement of a person's fingers. The video that shows
off Digits says that the device was made from off-the-shelve
items, including a infrared camera, an IR laser, an R diffuser
for illumination and an inertial measurement unit.  The end
result is that Digits can sense the movement of the fingers on a
person's wrist. There are obvious gaming applications for this
device, such as being able to use your finger to shoot at
targets in a first person shooter game. However, the video shows
some other uses for