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From: matt@frisbee.UUCP (Matt Taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Powerglove/Dataglove
Message-ID: <332@frisbee.UUCP>
Date: 27 Feb 90 17:01:26 GMT
Organization: Maximum Storage, Colo Spgs CO.
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I was going to email this, but several people have asked for
information regarding the Mattel Power Glove, so I might as well post a
reference.  For an excellent article on the history and some of the
technical aspects of the Power Glove, the December 4 1989 issue of
"Design News" has an article entitled "Inside story on: The power
glove".

The article describes who did the original design (the expensive Data Glove by 
VPL, Inc.), and how it migrated to the commercial version produced jointly by 
AGE (Abrams Gentile Entertainment) and Mattel.  It also has a few good pictures
and some technical information on the ultrasonic sensors and their placement.

If there is enough interest, I can post some of the highlights of the
article but most libraries should have a copy.

--Matt

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