Leap Motion controller launched in SA, pricing announced

The Leap Motion controller is now available through Incredible Connection at a recommended retail price of R1,299.99.

It comes with the motion sensor bar, the Leap controller, 60cm and 1.5m USB 3.0 extension cables and a one-year limited warranty.

Leap motion has a list of the minimum requirements to use the controller effectively, as the calculations require a processor with a modern instruction set. Prospective buyers need a AMD Phenom II dual-core or Intel Core i3 or newer processor along with 2GB of RAM and ports conforming to the USB 2.0 standard.

Supported operating systems are Windows 7, Windows 8 and Mac OS X 10.7 or newer. Windows 8.1 support is not confirmed at this time.

Leap Motion describes their controller as a device that enables “true gesture-controlled computing.” “The Leap Motion Controller tracks all 10 fingers up to 1/100th of a millimetre, and offers a super-wide 150° field of view and a Z-axis for depth. The Leap Motion Controller can track movements at a rate of over 200 frames per second,” according to the controller’s creators.

Distribution of the Leap Motion will be handled by Phoenix Distribution and will only be available for consumers inside Incredible Connection outlets.

“With Christmas around the corner, we wanted to bring this must-have piece of technology to South African consumers, and our long-term relationship with Incredible Connection provided the perfect platform to do so,” said Simon Campbell-Young, CEO of Phoenix Distribution.

“Since its international launch in July, the Leap Motion Controller has been making waves, and with its extremely cost-effective price point, wide variety of applications and ability to work with both PC and Macs, I believe that it will prove just as popular locally.”