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siliconera.com - 7/3/2009

Sony Patents A Motion Control System That Uses Ordinary Objects As Controllers

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. July 2, 2009 . 3:24pm ps31 We saw Sony unveil a LED wand during their E3 press conference. The device in conjunction with an EyeToy camera brought motion control to the PlayStation 3. In addition to that Sony developed another motion control system that uses everyday objects. A recently ...

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engadget.com - 7/7/2009

Sony Vaio W netbook now official in US, coming August for $499

— engadget.com — Not so much of a surprise now, but Sony's bringing its 10.1-inch Vaio W stateside as well,... and yes, according to the Sony reps we talked to, this time they really do mean to call it a netbook, unlike its Vaio P brethren . Likewise, with that ... (more) Sony Vaio W netbook now official in US, coming August ...

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google.com - 7/1/2009

The Associated Press: Sony struggling as Walkman hits 30th anniversary

— google.com — 18 hours ago TOKYO (AP) When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was... shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go a totally innovative idea back in 1979. Today, Sony Corp. is ... (more) The Associated Press: Sony struggling as Walkman hits ...

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t3.com - 7/7/2009

Sony does the netbook with Vaio Mini W-series

— t3.com —   By David Walker   We thought Sony was side stepping the netbook market, instead offering up... the netbook-like, high-end Vaio P-series for al altogether more discerning crowd. How wrong we were - just months after the P Series hit the ... (more) Sony does the netbook with Vaio Mini W-series

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Sony patents amazing “WeebleDong” motion control system
CrunchGear — ... Look at that man. He seems to really be enjoying himself. Soon you’ll be enjoying yourself like him too if Sony ever figures out how to manufacturer this motion control system that I’m code-naming “WeebleDong.” It uses everyday objects - a fake sword, a spoon, your mum’s little friend - to control on-screen action. ...

Patent reveals PS3 will use ‘anything’ as the controller in the future
Tech Ticker — ... could act as a controller for a PS3 game. The controller works in tandem with Sony’s EyeToy camera that first needs to be registered with the console and can be done by rotating and scanning the object to save it for future use. This patent actually is an interesting one because it was just a month back when they unveiled their LED equipped Wand controller and also opined that “some experiences need buttons”, which won’t be clearly in this case. [Via Siliconera] Share on: ...

Sony patents more motion tech, uses everyday objects
Joystiq — ... We'd be lying if we didn't say we're a bit worried about the future of gaming controllers. Between the Nintendo's MotionPlus, Microsoft's Project Natal and Sony's ... erm ... motion thing, our precious game pads get more and more antique looking ...

Sony Patent Controls Games with That Crap on Your Coffee Table [Gaming]
Gizmodo — ... controller. The object (demonstrated in the diagram by that U-shaped-looking thing) is mapped into the system by rotating it in front of the camera, and saving it as a file. If this sees the light of day, I give it 24 hours until we see the first YouTube video of someone playing Killzone with their Chihuahua. I also wonder if Sony will comment on this patent when it coughs up more details on its E3 announcements at the Develop Conference on July 14. [Siliconera via Kotaku] ...

Sony nabs patent for everyday object motion detection: the fragile glass of your TV won't know what hit it
Engadget — ... All we've got to say is that they'd better be selling seats to the first living room demonstration of this tech when somebody gets cute and grabs a real baseball bat for a demo. Sony has filed a patent for technology using the PlayStation Eye which can detect ...

Sony files patent on any-object motion control
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... objects as game controllers. Sony details a system where a camera can dynamically map an object -- any real world object -- for use in a video game. The illustration has a U shape block, but the patent outlines other example objects "include items such as coffee mugs, drinking glasses, books, bottles, etc." While these are given as examples the object mapping system is not limited to those objects, it can identify any three dimensional object. Sony Patents A Motion Control System That Uses Ordinary Objects As Controllers [Silicon Era] ...

sony patents their part of the motion-controlled future
technabob — ... recognizing and identifying that controller, it looks like Sony’s camera will be able to “read” any real-world item, coffee mugs to… is that a magnet? A 2D horseshoe? A giant wooden letter U? Whatever it is, the EyeToy will apparently be able to read it. Used well, this could really opening up gaming to all sorts of experiences on a level heretofore unseen, edutainment games aside. It’s certainly something to keep an eye on! [Siliconera via PS3Blog]