Q and E). So, I guess that the feature I'm looking for is a USB tethered device with either an integral gyroscope or a gyroscope extension thingy. Additionally, it would be great if I could program the device to act as a standard USB keyboard (USBHID?). Would you recommend some hardware for this, please?
Not better, different. It really depends on what you are trying to accomplish. Doing it in node.js will get you to a working prototype much more quickly and if you already know javascript there is no better way to learn about hardware. If you are building a product that you’re going to sell, it’s unlikely that you would build it in node.js. The stack requires more horsepower than just writing code in C (or whatever) for a microcontroller, so using node would likely drive up your cost per unit to the point where you’d significantly cut into your profits (or not be able to be competitive).
There are many things that you might want to do that node.js just makes easier and you’ve got all of the modules in npm to build upon which really opens up a big wide world.
Its better to create an issue on GitHub.
