From: waleed@cse.unsw.edu.au (Mohammed Waleed Kadous)
Subject: Re: TECH: Gloves
Date: 7 Aug 1995 23:27:24 GMT
Message-ID: <4067gs$65e@mirv.unsw.edu.au>
Organization: University of New South Wales


Toni Emerson (temerson@hitl.washington.edu) wrote:
: Attached is a working, _rough_ draft, faq that I'm working on,
: comments and additions are always welcome:

: Glove-faq
: Last update:  August 1, 1995

: VR Glove Sources:

: CyberGlove (tm)
: Cost:  approx. $10,000.00
: Contact:
: <http://cdr.stanford.edu/html/DesignSpace/sponsors/home.html#Virtex>
: Virtual Technologies
: 2175 Park Blvd.
: Palo Alto, CA  94306
: Tel: 415-321-4900/Fax: 415-321-4912 

: Dextrous HandMaster (DHM)
: Cost:  approx. $15,000
: Contact:
:  EXOS Inc.
: 2A Gill ST.
: Woburn, MA  01801
: Tel: 617-933-0022/Fax: 617-933-0303

: PC Powerglove (Forthcoming, 1996)
: Cost: approx. $120.00
: Contact: 
: Abrahms Gentile Entertainment
: Email: pcpglove@ageinc.com
: <http://ageinc.com/age/PC.html>
: "The PC PowerGlove will take all the advantage of the
: original Power Glove, ...but increase its resolution and features,
: reducing its weight and maintaining a low retail cost ($120.00). The
: PC PowerGlove is scheduled to be released 1st Quarter 1996, with
: Developer Kits available 4th Quarter 1995.  

Thanks Toni, 

Just a few other things to add:

The "5th Glove" is also available.

Cost: 
Glove:
Retail pricing: 
		US$495 for the basic 5th Glove kit [right-hand]
                US$525 for the basic 5th Glove kit [left-hand]
                US$415 for additional right-hand gloves
                US$445 for additional left-hand gloves

Tracker:
Retail pricing:       
		US$345 for the basic HHT
                US$85 for additional receivers

Contact:
    -------------------
    For more information please contact Paul Olckers or Ben de Waal:
    Tel: +27 12 349 1400           Fax: +27 12 349 1404
    Internet: 5DT@lia.infolink.co.za
    Compuserve: 100076.404@compuserve.com

These are from a FAQ of the device they sent me, which I'll pass on if 
anybody wants it.

Also, a good place to start is the Sturman and Zeltzer article that Toni 
pointed out - that is:

D. J. Sturman and D. Zeltzer. A survey of glove-based input. IEEE 
Computer Graphics and Applications, 14(1):30--39, January 1994. 

It's only about six pages, but it covers almost everything. 

A similar amount of material is available in Sturman's PhD Thesis which 
is available at:

ftp://media.mit.edu/pub/sturman/WholeHandInput/

Also, there is some information in my literature survey (a bit out of 
date, and some of the numbers are just ouright wrong, but it gives an 
introduction). Look at the section under Whole Hand Input. The http is:

http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~waleed/thesis/thesis.html

Hope this proves to be useful.

Cheers, 

Waleed.


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