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To: ~digs who wrote (632)	7/31/2003 12:02:45 AM
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wired.com a new game peripheral from Sony called the EyeToy, a Universal Serial Bus camera with motion-tracking technology that places gamers' images on the screen and allows players to control action with their body movements in one of 12 custom PlayStation 2 games. The EyeToy, which won't hit American stores until October, is part of a new push to build game peripherals that operate differently than the joysticks and game pads of the past. Microsoft, for instance, soon will release its Music Mixer software, which transforms the powerful Xbox game console into a karaoke machine. Players can create their own sing-along mixes by using the software to strip out vocal tracks from their favorite CDs, and then belt out those songs using a microphone that comes with the software. The Cymouse, for instance, is headgear akin to a miner's light. Developed by Maui Innovative Peripherals, the device sends light impulses to a sensor tower that is attached to the PC, letting the player's head movements direct on-screen action. It doesn't replace the keyboard and mouse; instead, it gives players another way to control characters. Essential Reality created a wearable device called the P5 Glove, which allows players to control first-person shooters with a series of hand twitches and waves.