Take a look at how the Leap Motion works. You connect the Leap Motion to your usb port, a demon/service interacts with the Leap Motion and opens a websocket server on localhost so that websites can interact with the hardware device without browser plugins.
Thanks lhaussknecht That's also what I thought! I don't understand the negativity here!
"Oh, this is a toy. Oh, this doesn't meet my Enterprise needs. Oh, this isn't EAL7¹ Certified, I can't run my Atombomb defense system with it."
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, you have to admit that this is ueber useful for so many scenarios, that are out of the box, you're thinking in.
I can now hack a firebase clone, just for fun and my prototypes don't require the setup of dozens or a hundred npm packages. Besides the coolness of NodeJS, there are still some use-cases for hackers with this.
