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First Grope: 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator Lets You Operate in 3D

quasimod — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:45:29 EDT

If it had more buttons, I'd try one out with Call of Duty 4.

quasimod

First Grope: 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator Lets You Operate in 3D

Piuro — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:29:12 EST

Wow! This is so new! Like I havnt had a cheap 3DConnexionoholycrap, $59?!

Piuro

First Grope: 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator Lets You Operate in 3D

aec007 — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:57:19 EST

The Space Navigator is an offspring of the Space Pilot and more sophisticated controller for 3D applications. The Space Pilot also matches teh footprint and style of the Logitech DiNovo like of Keyboards, so it also complements them.

http://www.3dconnexion.com/products/3a.php

Louis, as I said before (before being flamed by the Apple fanboy gansters), the device are almost exclusive to PC's because most of the 3D applications are 99% PC based.

aec007

First Grope: 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator Lets You Operate in 3D

tophbob — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:28:53 EST

yeah, is this thing customizable? have a griffin powermate and i wish it had more axis (es?). something like the controlers in audi's and BMWs that controlled everthing with one knob.

tophbob

First Grope: 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator Lets You Operate in 3D

droppedD — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:07:53 EST

hmmm - how would this thing work (if at all) for music production? I muck around a bunch in ableton/sonar, and a more versatile controller that would let me zoom/pan etc. would be nifty and well-worth $60 even aside from the 'wow' factor.

droppedD

First Grope: 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator Lets You Operate in 3D

-liquid — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:05:01 EST

yeah, the price really IS the news item. I remember when they cost over a grand. At this price, im gonna grab 2 maybe 3.

-liquid

First Grope: 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator Lets You Operate in 3D

James — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 08:33:22 EST

I was about to say "this kind of thing is old news..." ...BUT the price point of this device is news! There have been 3d controllers around for ages: like the forementioned SpaceOrb/SpaceBall,
The Space mouse, CadMan, the "SpaceTraveler" as well as a handful of other 3dConnexion 3d input devices, but the prices have always been too high for my cheap wallet.

James

First Grope: 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator Lets You Operate in 3D

schimpfd — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:43:26 EST

This is the same company that makes the Spaceball 4000 that we use with 3D Cad where I work, but this is much cheaper! These things speed up work because you can use it to manipulate whatever you're designing while clicking through program menus with the mouse at the same time. It cuts down on a lot of mouse travel back and forth on the screen.

schimpfd

First Grope: 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator Lets You Operate in 3D

Akshayas — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:25:18 EST

ddd

Akshayas

First Grope: 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator Lets You Operate in 3D

Ravlen — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:18:46 EST

Reminds me of the SpaceOrb360... Which was apparently mildly useful when playing Descent games...

http://www.3dgamers.com/articles/more/37/

Ravlen