[By Rory Reid (@rory79, Crave CNET UK]
A year ago, we thought controlling a computer by prodding a meat stylus at its touchscreen was the height of next-gen sophistication. Acer may just have reset our expectations, however, with the Aspire Z5763 — an all-in-one computer you control by flailing your arms about.
This ridiculously named device has a 2-megapixel webcam that, according to Engadget, can monitor users’ movements using a gesture-recognition system Acer has dubbed ZQ3318P10. Just kidding, it’s seen sense and called it something people will actually remember — Acer AirControl.
AirControl can detect the movements of your hand or fingers and can translate those into commands. “Just wave your hand in front of the desktop and the media control interface is launched,” says Acer. You can then move your hand over various icons to adjust volume, rewind, fast forward, play, pause or stop media.
Acer says the system can recognise gestures from up to 3 metres away, so it could make a good replacement for the old-fashioned remote control.
Those of you who aren’t convinced by the Minority Report-style parlour tricks can take solace in the fact the Aspire Z5763 features a 23-inch, Full HD 1080p display that churns out stereoscopic 3D. It’s not ‘proper’ 3D like you get in expensive tellies and the cinema, but when playing games it can make it look as if things are flying out of the screen towards your face, which is nice.
Beneath its sleek exterior, the Aspire Z5763 is packing some solid hardware. It’ll be powered by an Intel Sandy Bridge CPU of some description and enjoy Nvidia GeForce GT 440 or 435M graphics, a Blu-ray drive, 16GB of DDR3 memory and up to 2TB of storage.
If you want one, it’s yours for £1,000 from the middle of May. You may want to copy and paste the model number or else end up with an Acer sandwich maker or desk vacuum.
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Acer has unveiled the 3D-powered Aspire Z5763 all-in-one desktop, and it’s not often that the maker boasts that the computer will “open the doors” to plain old “fun.”
Sure, there’s some 3D power on this PC, but the real unique feature here is Acer’s own AirControl, a software program that works with the integrated cameras to detect hand gestures and motions. Why is that useful? Basically your hand is the remote control for when watching movies as this is mainly an entertainment and multimedia-focused machine.
Here’s some of the specs that make up the Acer Aspire Z5763:
- 23-inch full HD 1080p display (16:9 aspect ratio)
- Second-generation Intel Core processor options
- Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
- NVIDIA 3D Vision technology
- Integrated IR emitter
- Up to 2TB of hard drive space
- Up to 16GB of DDR3 memory
- Blu-ray Disc optical drive
- 5W stereo speaker system
- Dolby Home Theater v4
- Optional TV tuner
- 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Optional Bluetooth 2.1
- Eight USB ports
The Acer Aspire Z5763 will be available starting in mid-May for £999 ($1,663).
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