News tagged with handwriting recognition

Turing award goes to 'machine learning' expert

A Harvard University professor has been awarded a top technology prize for research that has paved the way for computers that more closely mimic how humans think, including the one that won a "Jeopardy!" tournament.

Technology / Other

created Mar 09, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Better learning through handwriting

Associate professor Anne Mangen at the University of Stavanger's Reading Centre asks if something is lost in switching from book to computer screen, and from pen to keyboard.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

From handwritten CAPTCHAs to 'smart rooms,' tech solutions start with pattern recognition

Buy something online, enter your credit card number and mailing address. Simple. Then you come to the box with the CAPTCHA, the Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart. Here, the website ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 14, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Sketch-interpreting software

(PhysOrg.com) -- Science writers know as well as anyone how much information a diagram can contain. We often labor to express in words what a researcher was able to convey in a single image. But while a drawing ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 19, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

PeeWee Pivot Tablet Laptop could be a hit with your kids

Netbooks are a popular choice for people buying laptop computers, and they seem sized appropriately for kids.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0