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VIDEO GAMERS USE THEIR HEADS
Italian PC maker Video Computer is marketing a headset that can be used in
place of the joystick in any video game to perform the commands that control
movement through the 3D space on the screen.  To look left in the game, the
player simply needs to slightly rotate his or her head in that direction. The
UR Gear device, which uses infrared transmitters and receivers to detect
movement and translate it into on-screen motion, was initially designed for
disabled PC users.  It will be available in the U.S. in the second quarter,
and will retail for $99.  (Business Week 23 Mar 98)

VOICE-COMMAND HEADGEAR
Chances are, you've been yelling at your computer games for years. Now, if
you strap on UR Gear, the games will obey. The headset recognizes 20 words
for performing simple tasks. You navigate by moving your head. A receiver
plugged into the computer's serial and game ports tracks and relays you
movements. For "twitch" input, like rapid firing, a handheld controller is
included. Price: $99. Video Computers, Via Antonelli, 36 Torino, ITALY.
(Popular Science - May, 1998 - page 14-15)

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