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Ford Uses Gestures To Open Liftgate

Ford today announced that the new Ford Escape SUV would come with a powered liftgate that opens and closes when you kick your foot under just below the bumper . Using gesture-based technology similar to games consoles, it ensures that the liftgate doesn't open accidentally. Todd's Noytes: Having actually seen this work at a Ford Demo today. It's pretty cool

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Movea MotionPod for 3D Motion Tracking

Jeffrey talks to Brian from Movea, a name that you probably aren't familiar with but you may be familiar with their consumer brand Gyration and the Gyration Air Mouse. On show here is their new MotionPod, a sensor module equipped with three-axis accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers all in package smaller than a matchbox. This can track a full range of

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