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," ...
Tags: Wi-Fi, Gestures, Smart Home
Human interaction with computers could improve with the new Kinect for Windows sensor, which will be better at recognizing gestures, motion and voice. Developers will be able to write applications with the sensor, announced Thursday by ...
Microsoft is making a big play for the living room with a new Xbox console that marries games with live TV, Internet browsing, music and Skype. The Xbox One could considerably expand Microsoft's presence in consumer electronics but is ...
Tags: Computer Products, Microsoft, xBox
Forza Motorsport 5 has been teased at Microsoft’s official unveiling of its new gaming console, the Xbox One. The latest iteration of the video game that Microsoft claims is the highest-rated racing franchise of the past 10 years, ...
Tags: Forza Motorsport, xBox One
Microsoft has today announced the Xbox One, its new entry in the home videogames console market. The device is supposedly intended to answer a question that Microsoft asked itself for the project: "Can we improve a living room that's ...
Tags: Microsoft, Sony PS4, Xbox One Games Console
The next generation of video-game consoles is almost upon us. Since some details on the upcoming Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Xbox One have been revealed, we wanted to speculate how the two stack up against each other so far. ...
Tags: Xbox One, Playstation
DURANGO, Infinity, 720, whatever the name, it seems clear Microsoft will launch the next generation Xbox console on Wednesday. It's been nearly eight years since the Xbox 360 was launched and while it's had its ups and downs, there can be ...
At an event today called, appropriately, Xbox Reveal, Microsoft announced the next generation of the Xbox, the first new version in eight years: It's an "all-in-one" entertainment system called the Xbox One. Not only has the console's ...
Tags: Microsoft Xbox One, Entertainment System, Consumer Electronics
Track forward a decade. Terror has defeated privacy concerns as every CCTV camera in the land, now filming in crytal-clear high definition, is linked to law enforcement and powerful data sifting systems. Sensor technology like that found ...
Tags: McCabe, Skinjob, Computer Products
By modifying a Microsoft Kinect sensor, a research project at the Computer Human Interaction (CHI) conference demonstrated how gamers in a wheelchair could interact with motion games. To see the prototype in use, watch a video on YouTube. ...
Just weeks before Microsoft's promised 21 May announcement concerning the next phase of its Xbox 360 gaming platform, the company has released further details of its projector-based IllumiRoom technology. In a video published yesterday, ...
As the era of wearable clothing has begun to arrive with Jennifer Darmour's Pilates shirt and Heapsylon's Sensoria Fitness socks, the latest innovation in wearable electronics is Midi Controller Jacket developed by MACHINA. The Midi ...
Just as spring comes along every year, so, predictably, do new additions to certain sports video-games franchises, including baseball and golf games. This genre is great for the whole sports-loving family to play. Here's our take on several ...
Tags: Video Games, Consumer Electronics
Gamers, designers and photographers have innovative treats in store when the Leap Motion 3D gesture-sensing computer interface is launched next month (May 13). The launch could be a watershed. Since last May, Leap Motion has shipped ...
Tags: 3D Gesture Sensing, Lights, Lighting
The writing's on the wall – and it's following you. Two new gesture-sensing innovations designed for large electronic screens in public places herald a future in which everything from street art to advertisements track your movements, ...
Tags: LED displays, LED, LEDs