Intel has moved to bring keyboard-free computing to PCs and mobile phones with the acquisition of Israel-based Omek Interactive. Omek offers software and programming tools that allow computers and handhelds to recognize hand and body ...
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GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components enabling high-speed end-to-end information streaming over optical fiber and wireless networks) says that it is leveraging ...
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Recently, Elmos announced a non-contact photoelectric sensor chip E527.16 able to recognize simple gestures such as approaching or swiping movements at a distance of up to approx. 25 cm. The chip is based on the HALIOS working principle. ...
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GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components enabling high-speed end-to-end information streaming over optical fiber and wireless networks) has reiterated what it claims ...
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A top Intel executive said the power and performance battle with ARM is over, because Intel's upcoming chips based on its Silvermont architecture are ahead on key metrics required to deliver strong performance and battery life on ...
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Don't like the song playing on the stereo? Just wave it goodbye, literally. That's the vision of a team of researchers at the University of Washington's Networks Lab, who are developing a new gesture recognition technology called "WiSee," ...
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Including $0.4m from the March acquisition of Arieso, optical networking and associated semiconductor technology firm JDSU of Milpitas, CA, USA has reported net revenue of $405.3m for its fiscal third-quarter 2013 (to end-March), down 5.6% ...
Apparently, China's biggest search engine, Baidu Inc., doesn't just want to compete with Google in search. Baidu is reportedly working on its own computerized eye glasses - going head-to-head, you might say, with Google's Glass project. ...
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Samsung on Thursday highlighted many new features in its latest Galaxy S4 smartphone during a Broadway-style presentation, but was surprisingly quiet about the technology that tracks facial and eye movement, which could enhance the video ...
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As demand for PC processors plummets, Advanced Micro Devices has borrowed technologies from mobile devices and gaming consoles as a way to perk up sales for its latest A-series laptop processors that were introduced on Tuesday. AMD's ...
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AMD has launched its Elite A-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) with new features and support for mobiles and PCs. Codenamed the Richland the APUs offer a wave of interesting features including facial log-in, gesture recognition, ...
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Google has acquired a startup from the computer science department of the University of Toronto to get key researchers in the area of deep neural networks. The Internet company acquired DNNresearch, which was set up last year by Professor ...
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New automotive technologies that go beyond touchscreens, satellite radio, and voice-activated GPS commands are being tested and improved, and will soon begin to appear in many more new car models, resulting in solid growth for the ...
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With speculation swirling that Google is preparing to come out with what's been called the Google X phone and a Google X tablet this spring, analysts say the company is pushing the hardware envelope. For the past month or so, there have ...
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The Hyundai HCD-14 Genesis concept has been unveiled at the 2013 Detroit auto show, giving the world an insight into the future design philosophy of the South Korean car maker’s next-generation flagship sedans. Hyundai says the ...
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