Essential Reality P5 Gaming Glove

This works well. I refer to it as the next gen Power Glove. It works right out the box. It does not need batteries. Just like the Power Glove for the Nintendo it has it limits not so much as a functioning unit, but software compatibility. Like must Game Pads and Joysticks there are limitations. It works great with lots of games and is good as a PC Mouse. I have gotten a few of these over the years and loved having gotten one. It is not a Universal device for all PC software, but works well with PC software that can use it.

I first saw this item advertised on late night paid programming. It looked as if it would take all the games I play to another dimension. I was wrong... It works exactly like it says, but I didn't take into consideration the IR receptor has to be if front of you monitor to get your hand motions correct. Oh yeah, did I mention the huge IR receptor? You might find it entertaining to use it in a flight sim, but this device is overally complicated when it comes to shooters. Doesn't work well with windows 7, or most any modern game available. I love the feel of it on your hand... it makes you look like a serious gamer. However, after a few minutes of holding you had up... you realize the importance of a laser mouse and keyboard. I'm gonna wait till they make digital contacts you can control the mouse pointer with before I invest in anymore virtual reality hardware.

Its sh... Buy a leap motion controller .

When I bought this, I made a deal with myself: I know that since it went off the market, it can't be an incredible product, so if I buy it, I shouldn't blame myself if I spent $20 on something I may never use again. Making this deal was worth it.The glove is an interesting device. It fits your hand very well and everything is pretty well thought-out (finger movements, certain clicking combinations, etc.) The problem is in the execution. You need to keep your hand within a certain distance from the receiver, or the signal gets messy and the mouse pointer on the screen starts going nuts. Think of it as a mouse pad in the air. You move off the mouse pad, and the signal becomes erratic. Problem is, with the real mousepad, you can see its boundaries. With this "invisible pad", you can't, and find yourself straying off to the sides or top or bottom quite a lot. I suppose with a lot more practice, I could become as proficient at it as I am with the mouse, but since I've had many years of practice with the mouse... I'll stick to that, and use the glove if I feel wacky.Conclusion: Its original going price of over $100 was ridiculous. For $20, it's a fun little toy that you may be able to make use of. Or maybe not. Just don't expect to be able to do magic with it right out of the box.

Yes, the P5 out of the box has its shortcommings. It is eratic on all 6 degrees of freedom and not very usefull with games or any software for that matter. I have honestly never got the thumb bend sensor to work. The thumb sensor wouldn't be all that usefull anyways due to the fact that the thumb is 3d and not 2d so you would need 2 bend sensors. Oh, the finger sensors are not based on fiber optics but a technique that detects deformation of a metal strip. The "0,0,0" position is the center of the base station. The FPS, ie update rate, of the glove is only around 15-30 FPS...but look at what they have in the "high tech" labs. There rates are down around 5-7 FPS back when the P5 came out.GOOD NEWS!!!The P5 drivers have been open sourced. Not usefull for the average user but there are people out there, like myself, that are making changes to the code. Simply download the latest driver from the group shown below and replace the existing and your good to go.These changes add filters to the 6 degrees of freedom to prevent the jitters. The changes also prevent the random mouse movement when outside the "mouse pad." There is also a program called Programmable Input Emulator (P.I.E.) that allows you to map movements to actions. This allows you to bind your pointer finger to the key that fires your gun... PIE allows you to bind almost any periferal to any other. ie, Link the up arrow to scroll the mouse up. Macros are also handled...wave your hand and have a complex move be performed automaticaly. Also in PIE is Voice to Action and Text to Speech.This and more info is available free at the yahoo group "P5GLOVE".The P5 might not be sold in stores anymore but it is far from dead....Oh, Don't buy a Nostromo N50...get a Nostromo N52...much better for games ;)

Excellent!!!

Just old item.

I bought this product about 3 months ago looking for impressive ways to persue the never ending quest to be the badded mofo of FPS shooters. Turns out that this thing is a hunk of junk! It's really hard to get it the glove movement to coorespond with the game or mouse in windows, it isn't comfortable for people with big hands like myself, and it is difficult to use in any type of light. Like the previous person that wrote a review, my p5 glove has been sitting on the shelf in my closet. I played around with it for 2 weeks to get it to work the way they advertised it. It just isn't worth the money! Buy a Nostromo N50 instead!