The producers of the aforementioned Android controllers will rely on developers using their free software development kits to include controller support for their games.

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Both companies are making software development kits available online, where developers can download the codes necessary to make their new or existing apps work in the car, not just on a smartphone.

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The almost assured success of the Leap Motion can be seen from the tremendous number of developers who have lined up for SDK kits because they see whole new vistas of possibilities for user interaction and the applications that make use of them.

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With that in mind, we asked a trio of developers who've spent the last month with their dev kits how they feel about the console thus far, and we've compiled their thoughts below.

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In addition to its newest products, Hillcrest continues to offer several Freespace Reference Kits (FSRKs) to give product designers and software developers all the components, tools, and documentation needed to rapidly prototype motion control devices.

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As I have written previously, the LEAP is a favorite of developers, more than 40, 000 of which have applied for development kits.

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"BeagleBone has inspired numerous developers to create a wide variety of innovations from self-teaching electronic education kits to underwater robots, " said Clint Cooley, president, CircuitCo.

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