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Lenovo to sell 'Wii-like' PC 'air-mouse'
Sean Ridgeley - Monday, January 5th, 2009 | 10:35AM (PT)


New PCs packed with 'hand-held motion-based remote controller'

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PC fellows Lenovo will soon be selling its lauded IdeaCenter A600 machine, which will feature an optional "hand-held motion-based remote controller", as well as a wireless mouse (all pictured above), allowing users to interact with their computer similar to how gamers do with a Wii remote. The PC is boasted to be the world's thinnest all-in-one computer.

The remote control is said to function as an 'air-mouse', working at a distance from the unit, so the user can control the system without having to operate a mouse utilizing the traditional method.

CBR's opinion is it "could be seen as more than a gimmick, [maybe] kick start[ing] more serious consideration by the industry of motion-tracking pointer devices as alternative input options for business computer users."

The IdeaCenter is one of a new portfolio of systems Lenovo will be showing at this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. With its impressive starting specs -- 21.5'', 1920x1080, 16:9 aspect ratio screen, Intel Pentium Dual Core or Core 2 Duo processor, integrated Dolby Home Theater sound system, 1GB DDR 3 RAM, integrated DX10 graphics card -- the machine sells for a fair $999 (selectable upgrades optional).
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  • 0 thumbs!
    Noraf45 | Jan 5, 09 | quote
    Finally Nintendo will be able to sue somebody else!
  • 0 thumbs!
    THM | Jan 5, 09 | quote
    Nice one, I suppose.
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    Ian | Jan 5, 09 | quote
    you have to be joking! this is nothing new. companies have been making air-mice for years now. it was not started by the wii!
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    skatcat31 | Jan 5, 09 | quote
    It's coming wiht a logitech MX air mouse? Go figure.
  • 0 thumbs!
    JonWall | Jan 5, 09 | quote
    Agreed with Ian, calling it wii like is calling everything with a touchscreen "iphone like". Its COMPLETELY *bleep*. The airmouse has been in use for years by alot of ppl with htpcs, i actually saw a video on youtube of a guy with a linux mce distro and an air mouse. I think he was comparing linux mce to xp mce, was a pretty nice setup
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