While existing technology continues to advance in incremental - boring - steps, the next wave is on its way, promising to turn us all into friendlier, more-adventurous versions of the Terminator. I welcome our new google overlords. ...
Tags: Smart glasses, glass industry, glass
With a flick of the wrist, residents of a futuristic home developed in Spain can browse internet pages displayed on the living room walls, switch off a giant projected alarm clock in the bedroom or transform the entire interior into a busy ...
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Craig Mundie, Microsoft's senior adviser, recently said in a media interview, the Kinect somatosensory kit has brought completely new entertainment experience to game players since it was launched. We hope to see a smaller, thinner, cheaper ...
Tags: Microsoft, Kinect, notebook, Tablet PC, company news
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: The US Video Game Industry Outlook to 2017 - Transition from Console to Online and Mobile Gaming EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The report titled "The US ...
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It's a shift from the old idea that you buy games on a DVD, put them in a little black box on your lounge room shelf and play alone, or, if you're lucky, with your family members. It is the new spirit of gaming espoused by Sony Computer ...
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Microsoft has acquired MetricsHub, a startup focused on technology for automating cloud performance management. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Microsoft also announced Monday the immediate availability to Windows ...
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SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) from Germany today reveals new technology for user experience studies and gaze interaction applications in virtual environments. SMI developed the first 3D glasses with full eye tracking capability in a ...
Tags: Eye-Tracking 3D Glasses, Virtual Environment Game, Consumer Electronics
At the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week, Israeli firm PrimeSense showed how their depth sensor, called Carmine, is being put to use in myriad applications. And a smaller version of the sensor may soon be ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, PrimeSense, depth sensor, consumer electronics
FaceCake Marketing Technologies, Inc. is previewing its revolutionary augmented retail Try-On technologies in Microsoft's booth (#1005) at the 102nd annual NRF Convention & Expo on January 14-15, 2013, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention ...
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Leading shopping site PriceGrabber.com® today revealed the latest online shopping behavior and trends over the busiest shopping period of the year. The findings indicated that Black Friday has turned into "Black Week," with sales ...
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Flexible OLEDs that can be rolled up or wrapped around the sides of smartphones are getting closer to reality.Samsung Electronics showed some of its prototype flexible displays at CES Wednesday and launched a new brand name for them,Youm. ...
Tags: Samsung, Flexible OLEDs, 'Youm'smartphone displays, Microsoft, IllumiRoom
Think your high-definition TV is hot stuff - as sharp as it gets? At the biggest trade show in the Americas, which kicks off next week in Las Vegas, TV makers will be doing their best to convince you that HDTVs are old hat, and should make ...
IDG News Service - A photo kiosk that can track user behavior using a Microsoft Kinect-like sensor and mine social data could help marketers gain valuable information about audiences at sporting events. Mobile services company Mobiquity, ...
Tags: photo kiosk, Microsoft Kinect-like sensor, mine social data
Microsoft said it will webcast the two keynotes of its BUILD developers conference, starting with today's at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). The company has not published a list of keynote speakers, but with the conference's emphasis on Windows 8, ...
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Microsoft announced today that Xbox 360 owners will now be able to use the company's SkyDrive cloud storage service, allowing them to download and share files such as videos and photos with other users. The SkyDrive app will go live later ...
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