3Dconnexion Navigation Devices Now Supported by Microsoft's Live Search Maps Offering

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3Dconnexion, a Logitech company, has announced its line of 3D navigation devices are now supported by the Microsoft Virtual Earth platform, enabling people to fly through the Live Search Maps 3D world in a manner not previously possible with a mouse and keyboard alone. With 3Dconnexion's SpaceNavigator device, geo-browsing enthusiasts can take advantage of the same powerful navigation control popular with 3D artists and computer-aided design professionals.

3Dconnexion's devices significantly enhance the Live Search Maps experience. When navigating 3D worlds with a mouse and keyboard alone, people must repeatedly stop to switch tools or toggle keyboard shortcuts to change directions. Using a 3Dconnexion device, people can fly seamlessly through the visually rich 3D world of Live Search Maps to learn, discover and explore by gently manipulating a controller cap. Within 3D mode in Live Search Maps, an online local search and mapping Web site powered by the Virtual Earth platform, customers can use a 3Dconnexion device to navigate through immersive 3D environments within a browser interface.

The SpaceNavigator device is a companion to the mouse and is held in the alternate hand. Users apply very slight movements to the device's controller cap to simultaneously pan, zoom and rotate 3D objects. The entire 3Dconnexion product line is supported by more than 100 of today's most popular 3D applications, including Adobe Acrobat 3D, Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended and all of the top-tier 3D CAD applications.

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