Sep. 17, 2009 (PR Newswire) -- ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Hillcrest Labs' Freespace(R) Division today announced the availability of two new products designed to help developers easily create applications and products that incorporate Freespace in-air pointing and motion control technology. Hillcrest's new products let software and hardware developers quickly create highly accurate motion control applications and devices without requiring any prior motion experience. Freespace motion control can transform a wide variety of devices including: TV remote controls and user interfaces, video game systems, wireless presenters, smartphones, medical diagnostic devices, wearable computers, virtual reality systems, interactive toys, fitness devices and more.

The two new Freespace products introduced today are the libfreespace open source library and the Freespace Reference Kit Version 3.1. Together, they provide all the hardware and software engineers need to incorporate motion control. Companies that have licensed Hillcrest Labs' patented Freespace technology for use in their products include: Eastman Kodak, Logitech, Universal Electronics (UEI), ZillionTV, and others. Freespace technology is also used in Hillcrest's award-winning Loop(TM) pointer, an in-air mouse designed for consumers who connect a PC or Mac(R) to the TV to watch videos, play games or surf the Web.

"The development community can now take advantage of the open source library to develop software applications that interact with Freespace in-air pointing and motion control devices," said Chad Lucien, Vice President of Freespace Products for Hillcrest Labs. "Both our libfreespace library and our new Freespace Reference Kit will open the door to innovation and development across various industries seeking highly accurate motion control solutions."

The libfreespace Open Source Library

Hillcrest's libfreespace is an open source library that enables rapid development of software applications for use with a wide range of Freespace devices. Motion control can now be added to product categories beyond TV remote controls, game controllers and PC accessories, including: wireless presenters, smartphones, medical diagnostic devices, body-worn computers, virtual reality systems, interactive toys, fitness devices and others. The new library supports the Linux, Mac OS X, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.0 operating systems.