5th Glove is a
data glove[?] and
flexor strip[?] kit (5th Glove DFK) sold by
Fifth Dimension Technologies[?] for $495 ($345 for the left-handed version, $45 for each extra flexor strip). The DFK provides a data glove, a flexon strip (with an elbow or
knee-joint[?] sensor), an
interface card[?], cables, and
KineMusica[?] software. The package uses flexible
optical-bending sensing[?] to track hand and arm movement. The glove can be used with 5DT's
ultrasonic tracking system[?], the
5DT Head[?] and
5DT Hand tracker[?] ($245), which can track movement from up to two metres away from the unit's transmitter.
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