After seeing both Sony and Microsoft come up with their plans to release their own motion sensing controllers - or at least, rumored to be - it's not much of a surprise at all to see other companies follow suit. We're talking about the Asus Eee, by the way, and somehow drawing a connection between the ultraportable laptop and the games console may be a bit of a stretch...until you see some similarities in the FCC exhibits report image. Check out how the upcoming Asus Eee Stick motion-sensing peripheral after the jump.

If you think you've seen all there is to see when ti comes to crazy stuff that people do with the Wiimote, you're mistaken. Now, it's not only hackers who are making their own motion-sensing controller variations. Full-blown companies are getting into the act as well. Motus has announced its Darwin controller and it uses technology more accurate than Nintendo's innovative device. See the full details after the jump.

Intel might have missed out on the current gen consoles, thus allowing IBM to lend its hand to the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii. No doubt, IBM has proven itself to be more than capable of moving mountains - or at least map interstellar space with the help of eight PS3 units. But will this faze Intel? Not by a long shot. They approached video games console makers and presented their microchips that could be incorporated into future consoles. Read more for details from Intel's chief tech officer. Hint: it's about motion-sensing and markets.

    

NTT DoCoMo is one of Japan's biggest wireless operators. So it is only logical that consumers would expect the bigger innovations to come from them. The company delivered indeed last Monday after announcing five new 3G FOMA 904i models capable of motion-sensing gameplay.

Accordingly, the motion-sensing capability has been made possible because of Chokkan Game support. After downloading the games from online sites, consumers can play these mobile titles by using intuitive motions such as tracing a finger and tilting or waiving the handset. Of course, the type of motion is dependent on the game's content.

The new phones sport pre-existing features common to DoCoMo units. But aside from the above mentioned, they will also have the following:

• 2in1 support: This service provides the capabilities of two separate handsets in one single unit. Under a single FOMA card, users are provided with two phone numbers and two i-mode mail addresses, and these are accessed independently by means of a Mode Switching function. Switching between modes changes the phone number, i-mode mail address, address book, mail boxes and call history. When using A Mode, the customer cannot view B Mode, and vice-versa.
• Uta-hodai support: Users can download full music tracks from i-mode sites supporting Uta-hodai for a flat monthly subscription fee. When downloading, users will accrue an i-mode information fee and packet communication charges. DoCoMo suggests that users planning to download a significant volume of data every month consider subscribing to flat-rate data communication billing plans "pake-hodai" or "pake-hodai full."

The D904i, F904i, N904i and SH904i could begin arriving in stores as early as May; at the latest they will be available in June. The P904i will go on sale in June.

Inspired by the success of the Nintendo Wii's motion-sensing controller, developers of motion-sensor solutions have been thinking of different ways to make their wares more marketable to the general public. In this light, the InvenSense corporation has flashed its wares in Beijing, China at the Intel Developer forum today.

The developer stole the show with its new proprietary iG technology which stands for Instant Gesture. The iG technology was shown off with the help of applications running on Ultra Mobile Personal Computers (UMPCs) and Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs), which were both developed by Intel.

Intel Marketing Manager Kelley Johnson says "InvenSense’s iG technology and motion sensors will enable many killer applications in the UMPC." He adds "Intel-based UMPC and MID platforms and the InvenSense iG technology will deliver an industry leading solution for intuitive user interfaces, interactive gaming, image stabilization, and dead reckoning for vehicle and pedestrian navigation."

InvenSense VP for sales Dan Goehl said "we are very pleased to be a part of the next generation UMPC platform from Intel," he also emphasized the possibilities that their patented technology can open up to the consumer market.

The exhibition was held in the Ultra Mobile Community area where the Instant Gesture applications ran several tasks using motion-sensing tools. InvenSense views the event as a successful one for the firm.

The perfect mother's day gift. SmartHome is offering a very easy and affordable way to have motion-sensing lights in your house. The Screw-in Motion Sensor Switch is the thing you need if everybody at home seems to turn into deaf mules when mum asked them to turn on the lights.

From it's name alone, you may get the gist of this contraption. All you need to do is screw the motion-sensor into the light socket, then plug the light bulb into the motion sensor, you then don’t need to control the lights with light switches anymore as the fixture does it for you.

It features a full 360 degrees field-of-view so no matter where you enter the room from you should be automatically greeted by light. It also has a 12′ range so it could cover most room sizes. The light then stays on for four minutes after it detects the last motion. This is good and all that, unless you have pets who aimlessly wander around the house, then maybe you could expect your electric bills to go up a little. It will cost you roughly $30.