News tagged with finger motion

Modified home video game shows promise for improving hand function in teens with cerebral palsy

Engineers at Rutgers University have modified a popular home video game system to help teenagers with cerebral palsy improve hand functions. In a pilot trial with three participants, the system improved the teens' abilities ...

Technology / Other

created Mar 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1




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Leap Motion creates finger-happy gesture control (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- Developers and end users both have been indicating they are ready to start saying long goodbyes to mouse and keyboard. In this touchscreen generation of mobile users, the big stir among gadget ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 10 | with audio podcast report

Houston museum unveils $85 million dinosaur hall

(AP) -- Pups in her womb, a large eye visible behind the rib cage, one baby stuck in the birth canal: all fossilized evidence that this ancient marine beast, the Ichthyosaur, died in childbirth.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Judge scolds attorneys in Oracle vs. Google patent trial

The judge presiding over a patent trial pitting Oracle against Google scolded rival attorneys on Monday as deliberating jurors grappled with subtleties of references in computer software code.

Technology / Business

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

ExoHand: Glove for hand power is showcased at Hanover fair (w/ video)

(Phys.org) -- ExoHand, a glove designed to double the gripping power of the human hand, was a key attraction at this week's Hanover Trade Fair. So much for mechanical graspers or mechanical claws: one viewer ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 10 | with audio podcast report

Micromechanical mirror performs under pressure... of light

(Phys.org) -- A team of scientists from PML's Quantum Measurement Division has designed and tested a novel device that may lead to substantial progress in the new and fast-moving field of optomechanics.

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

BlackBerry may soon capture your eye and identity

Bringing back a bit of the sexiness of gadgets more suited to Ethan Hunt, James Bond or Captain Kirk, Research in Motion is making your BlackBerry an "eye-device," with information from your iris stored inside.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

GM, NASA jointly developing robotic gloves for human use

(PhysOrg.com) -- General Motors and NASA are jointly developing a robotic glove that auto workers and astronauts can wear to help do their respective jobs better while potentially reducing the risk of repetitive ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Review: Sony's new PlayStation Vita disappoints

With the PlayStation Vita, Sony has attempted to infuse a traditional handheld game machine with some of the smartphone and tablet features that have made gaming on those devices so popular lately.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 1.9 / 5 (28) | comments 6

'Portal 2,' 'Skyrim' win at Game Developers Choice

(AP) -- "Portal 2" leapt over the competition to win the most trophies at the Game Developers Choice Awards.

Technology / Software

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Weird and wonderful gadgets wow world's top IT fair

Water-powered clocks, eye-controlled arcade games and pole-dancing robots: this year's CeBIT tech fair, the world's biggest, showcased gadgets ranging from the useful to the downright nerdy.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (6) | comments 5


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