When David Holz, CTO of Leap Motion, first told me not to focus too much on the company's hardware because the real magic was in the software, I only half believed him. After listening to Microsoft ...

Four years ago, in-the-air gestures were the future of gaming and the desktop PC user interface. In 2010, Microsoft launched its Kinect product for Xbox 360 and Leap Motion was founded as a company.

The feature appears to be similar to the Kinect, and allows for full hand-gesture control over a respective device. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who has covered everything ...