Pointing devices

hand-held device used to move a pointer on a computer display

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computer input device

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primary controller for the Wii video game console

Kinect is a discontinued line of motion sensing input devices produced by Microsoft and first released in 2010. The devices generally contain RGB cameras, and infrared projectors and detectors that map depth through either structured light or time of flight calculations, which can in turn be used to perform real-time gesture recognition and body skeletal detection, among other capabilities. They also contain microphones that can be used for speech recognition and voice control.

interface for connecting computer peripherals

computer input device used to move the pointer (e.g. mouse or trackpad)

pen-shaped instrument used in computing as a pointing device for drawing

motion-sensing game controller platform

isometric joystick typically mounted in a keyboard

SteelSeries (styled as steelseries), formerly Icemat, is a Danish manufacturer of gaming peripherals and accessories, including headsets, keyboards, mice, controllers, and mousepads. SteelSeries was acquired by GN Store Nord in 2021.

The Sixaxis (trademarked SIXAXIS) is a wireless gamepad produced by Sony for their PlayStation 3 video game console. It was introduced alongside the PlayStation 3 in 2006 and remained the console's official controller until 2008.

technology

input device for human–computer interaction

graphical image on a computer monitor that echoes movements of a pointing device

peripheral for gaming on Windows computers

touchscreen technology

XP-PEN (stylized as XPpen since 2022) is a graphics tablet development and distribution company, originally established in Japan in 2005 by Taiwanese manufacturer P-Active and now headquartered in Shenzhen, China, with a research and development office in California, United States. In 2019, XPPen became a holding subsidiary of Hanvon Ugee Group, a graphics tablet manufacturer who, like XPPen, also is headquartered in Shenzhen, China, and specializes in the development of graphics tablets, pen display monitors, light pads, stylus pens and digital graphical products. In 2022, XPPen was rebranded

video game accessory

motion and orientation detection game controller developed by Sixense Entertainment in partnership with Razer USA

RealSense is an American technology company that develops depth cameras and computer-vision systems used in robotics, access control, industrial automation and healthcare. The company’s stereoscopic 3D cameras and software are marketed as a perception platform for “physical AI”, particularly for humanoid robots and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).

input device used in smartphones instead of D-pad.