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interview
Inside the Mind of Microsoft's Chief Futurist
If I encountered Craig Mundie on the street, met his kind but humorless gaze and heard that slight southern drawl, I'd guess he was a golf pro—certainly not Microsoft's Chief of the future. More » -
video tapestry
Realtime Mobile Video Stitching Is So Crazy It Just Might Work
The proposition: You and a bunch of strangers are live streaming mobile-phone video of some event or disaster. A server stitches it all together and instantaneously publishes a rich, immediate patchwork of the action. More » -
retromodo
Berlekamp's Switch Game May Be Nerdiest Boardgame Ever
The game has 100 bulbs, 10x10. Each row and each column has a switch that turns off bulbs that are on, and turns on bulbs that are off. Can you turn off all the bulbs? More »
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Comment by Torley: Reminds me of that test Olivia Dunham had to turn off with her mind in Fringe... just wish switches! They... 13 Responses | Other threads
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skywriting
"Write in the Air" Could Be Xbox's Next Trick
Microsoft showed off a "Write in the Air" system developed in China. You can write with a gyro controller or in thin air, using a camera. Is it next for the Xbox? More » -
playing god
Microsoft's Interactive Omnidirectional Projector Puts You in the God Seat
An omnidirectional projector with a camera inside watches your hand movements and reacts fast, like a planetarium-wide Surface table. Does it give you a Zaphod-sized ego? Hell yes it does. Check out this vid: More »
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Comment by Hello Mister Walrus: Is anyone else bored that these are always used to project stars? How about some zombies or Godzilla attack for... 5 Responses | Other threads
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photos
Photo Tourism 3D-Photo Browser Knocks Spots Off Plain-Old Slideshows
This video, shown at SIGGRAPH, demos a re-invention of how to navigate collections of photos. It's the work of a team from the University of Washington and Microsoft Research, using advanced processing to magically create 3D-like environments to explore photos of places and things. The amazing results will, inevitably, invoke a "that's like Minority Report" sensation in you. Currently the team sees the system as useful for photo tourism, using "community photos" from a source like Flickr. But with each of us snapping photos all the time on our digital cams, I'd like to think it's the way you may browse your photo collection in the future. [Phototourism via Crunchgear]
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By Kit EatonComment by reckless_inoz: @: it differs in the same way comic strips differ to live action. more » | Other threads
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Comment by Con Seannery: @Ariel_Wollinger: You mean matching the functionality of Apple products is a GOAL? I thought that was more of a... more » | Other threads
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prototypes
Microsoft UnMouse Pad Prototype is Paper Thin, Pressure Sensitive, Multitouch on Steroids
The UnMouse Pad is like the MacBook Air/Pro's multitouch trackpad on steroids. On display at the Microsoft Research Summit (which also housed the Microsoft Sphere), this Joint project between Microsoft and NYU utilizes Force-Sensing Resistors to create one giant, mouse pad-sized circuit. More » -
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surface sphere
Hands On With the Microsoft Surface Sphere Prototype
Microsoft's Surface Sphere operates a lot like the original Surface, utilizing a projector surrounded by a ring of IR cameras, which is then covered by a semi-opaque globe. The IR cameras detect when the beams are being blocked, and transmits it as contact. Using it, I found there are still a few early glitches, but this is an amazing piece of technology and far along for a prototype. More » -
mysong
Microsoft Research's MySong Makes Musical Accompaniment For Your Singing
Before MySong from Microsoft Research, people without musical talent had to resort to consuming music and not bothering the rest of us with their amateur stylings. No longer. All you have to be able to do is sing a short tune (provided you can sing somewhat on key) and this MySong software will dynamically generate a piano accompaniment just for you. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by johnqamerica: So Connor, your girlfriend broke up with you? Blame Microsoft - everyone else does. more » | Other threads
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