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Explore Virtual Reality with Leap Motion 3D Motion Controller

Have you heard of augmented reality or virtual reality? As wikipedia puts it, augmented reality (AR) is a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data.

There is a lot of research and products coming out on the market at the moment that can enhance the users perception of reality. The 3D motion controller by Leap Motion is one of them.

You now have the chance to try one of these products, since for a limited time only, the Leap Motion 3D Motion Controller is $10 Off. This promotion will run through 10/25 so don’t miss it.

The Leap Motion 3D Motion Controller uses multiple cameras and infrared light to detect hand motions in3D space – tracking the movement of both hands and all 10 fingers with incredible speed and precision. Just plug the Leap Motion Controller into your computer, download the software, and launch the Leap Motion SDK to get started.

Here are the main features of the Leap Motion controller:

Enables you to operate a computer with hand movements
Tracks all 10 fingers up to 1/100th of a millimeter
Senses 8 cubic feet of interactive, three-dimensional space
Tracks movements at a rate of over 200FPS
SDK in six programming languages

Leap Motion has an active developer community where you can create, share, and discover a wide variety of open-source integrations, cool projects and fun hacks. Makers and hardware hackers can use the tracking data to control almost anything – from flying drones or manipulating robotic arms, to LEDs and 3D printers.

You can also integrate your Leap Motion Controller with an Arduino, attach it to a head-mounted display like the Oculus Rift, or drive a remote-controlled car over Wi-Fi. With the new raw image pass-through and head-mounted tracking software capabilities, you can literally reach into virtual and augmented realities, where the possibilities are truly endless.

Benefit from this promotion in order to start exploring virtual reality with the Leap Motion 3D Controller today.

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Going further, when those metal to metal in contact when the engine is being use. Some tiny bits of metal produced by friction and wear goes along with the oil that as they circulate to every metal that needs to be lubricated by it..to the cylinder head, cylinder sleeve of the block, transmission, as well as to cool the friction plate of the clutch system, and goes to the flywheel magneto as well. And because magnet attracts metal, those tiny particles will definitely stick to it and prevent them from going along with the oil again.

Watch the video below for further visual presentation of what i am talking here about. It may be oil sludge or hardened oil deposit. Which is which, those hardened oil will not stick to the magnet if it has no metal particles deposit that came from friction and wear, and i believe must be removed to prolong more the internal parts of the engine.

NOTE: Nevermind the audio..:)

If you have time to inspect yours, most probably, you'll see less but i assure you that there will be debris on the magnet.

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