{"id":107825,"date":"2016-10-12T08:39:33","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T06:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=107825"},"modified":"2016-10-12T10:46:14","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T08:46:14","slug":"the-booster-one-gaming-headset-lets-you-use-your-head-as-a-controller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/107825-the-booster-one-gaming-headset-lets-you-use-your-head-as-a-controller","title":{"rendered":"The Booster One gaming headset lets you use your head as a controller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Booster One gaming headset is a unique device which aims to improve your gaming skills by granting players an extra level of control.<\/p>\n<p>Created by Sixth Sense, the headset uses a built-in gyroscope to accurately measure the head movements of the wearer, allowing them to use specific head movements as input controls.<\/p>\n<p>The device&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/297088630\/booster-one-boost-your-gaming-skills\/description\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstarter <\/a><\/strong>page describes various uses for head movement input, including using head movements as a replacement for scrolling, looking around, and even actions such as reloading.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the main features of the device:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aluminium headset.<\/li>\n<li>Built in noise cancelling microphone.<\/li>\n<li>Control settings that are customizable with an application.<\/li>\n<li>Precise gameplay control based on gyroscopic technology.<\/li>\n<li>Three-way adjustable headband to fit the shape and size of any head.<\/li>\n<li>No WiFi or Bluetooth connection: only wire, eliminating all delays.<\/li>\n<li>Comfortable for use over long periods (2+ hours).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While the head movement input system may offer more ergonomic control, the end result is very similar to existing\u00a0IR head\u00a0tracking technology.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the Kickstarter video below for more information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YboWs6sOsJ0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Now read:\u00a0<a title=\"Permalink to The Asus ROG Centurion is the ultimate 7.1 surround gaming headset\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/104763-the-asus-rog-centurion-is-the-ultimate-7-1-surround-gaming-headset.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Asus ROG Centurion is the ultimate 7.1 surround gaming headset<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This gaming headset will supposedly improve your gaming skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":107827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8585],"tags":[31,22721,1515,5722,2366,22719,20328,19957,9739],"class_list":["post-107825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gadgets","tag-active","tag-booster","tag-gadgets-1","tag-headset","tag-kickstarter","tag-movement","tag-one","tag-tracking","tag-weird"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}