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Tactile Video Displays
Via Medgadget Researchers at National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a tactile graphic display to help visually impaired people to perceive images. From the NIST press release ELIA Life Technology Inc. of New York, N.Y., licensed for commercialization both ... Read more ...
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LevelHead
Re-blogged from Networked Performance levelHead is an interactive game that uses a cube, a webcam, and pattern recognition. When the cube is rotated or tilted in front of the camera the user will be able to see ‘inside’ the cube and guide a small avatar through... Read more ...
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The Hands-on Computer
Perceptive Pixel’s Interactive Media Wall (aka the Multi-Touch wall) got the 2007 Breakthrough Award , the annual prize assigned by the journal Popular Mechanics to "cutting-edge projects and ideas leading to a better world". The Minority Report interface supports di... Read more ...
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3D motion capture using a webcam
Via Israeli21c The Israeli company Extreme Reality has developed a technology that allows a user's three-dimensional body movements to be translated onto the computer in real time. For example, when the user runs, so does the animated character in the game. ... Read more ...
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Lomak (Light Operated Mouse And Keyboard) Gets...
Via Medgadget Lomak International Limited was awarded the Gold Prize in the Computer Equipment category in IDSA's 2007 Awards. Company explains its technology: Lomak (light operated mouse and keyboard) is designed for people that have difficulty with, or are unable to use, a stand... Read more ...
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Plumi — free software video sharing platform
Via Smart Mobs EngageMedia are very excited to announce the release of Plumi, a free software video sharing platform. Plumi enables you to create a sophisticated video sharing and community site out-of-the-box. In a web landscape where almost all video sharing sites kee... Read more ...
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Gesture-control for regular TV
Australian engineers Prashan Premaratne and Quang Nguye have designed a novel gesture-control for regular TV. The controller's built-in camera can recognise seven simple hand gestures and work with up to eight different gadgets around the home. According to designers: “ Crucially for a... Read more ...
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Delicate Boundaries
Re-blogged from We Make Money Not Art Delicate Boundaries , a work by Chris Sugrue , uses human touch to dissolve the barrier of the computer screen. Using the body as a means of exchange, the system explores the subtle boundaries that exist between foreign systems and what i... Read more ...
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Tangible 3D display
Via NewScientist Japanese NTT has unveiled a system that makes three dimensional images solid enough to grasp. The device creates the illusion of depth perception and provides haptic feedback I believe that among its potential applications, this technology could be effectively used in the ... Read more ...
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Pentagon to Merge Next-Gen Binoculars With...
Via Networked Performance From Pentagon to Merge Next-Gen Binoculars With Soldiers' Brains by Sharon Weinberger, Wired: "U.S. Special Forces may soon have a strange and powerful new weapon in their arsenal: a pair of high-tech binoculars 10 times more powerful th... Read more ...