News tagged with interactive technology
Touch screens create online shopping experiences at stores
Imagine browsing knife sets in an airport and then ordering one before you board your plane, or going to a department store to look at makeup without having to bounce from counter to counter to check out each brand's selection.
Feb 09, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Technology, costs, lack of appeal slow e-textbook adoption
Textbooks are often a luxury for college senior Vatell Martin. The accounting major at Virginia State University got by in several courses with study groups and professors' lectures. "It's not that I didn't want to buy," ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Invisible computing comes to Asia tech expo
A robotic cook, a colouring book that comes to virtual life and movies that read your mind are some of the innovations on show at a cutting-edge computer technology exhibition in Hong Kong this week.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 14, 2011 |
4.3 / 5 (6) |
1
Boosting creativity with interactive technology
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg show that interactive technology generates new ways of seeing, showing and creating. The new technology boosts creativity.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 04, 2011 |
4 / 5 (1) |
18
Tunnel view of how electrons play
(PhysOrg.com) -- Electrons behave like football teams: the match becomes interesting when the teamwork is as good as that conjured up by the players of FC Barcelona. Electrons which interact strongly with ...
Jun 21, 2011 |
5 / 5 (3) |
1
|
Seeking display ad boost, Google buys Admeld
Google, bidding to boost revenue from display advertising, announced the acquisition on Monday of Admeld, a New York-based company that provides an advertising platform for publishers.
Jun 13, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
The big picture on complexity
The 3D TESTBENCH project has been developed within the frame of The EUREKA Cluster for software development ITEA 2: Information Technology for European Advancement. This pan-European cluster involves some of the most preeminent ...
May 04, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Military deploys virtual reality to train soldiers, staff
Seated in a tan leather couch, Petty Officer Sarax suddenly straightens his back and begins flailing his right arm.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 11, 2010 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
New research reconstructs ancient history of Island Southeast Asia
(PhysOrg.com) -- An article in this month's Current Anthropology challenges the controversial idea that Island Southeast Asia was settled 5,000 years ago by a migration of farmers from Taiwan.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 09, 2010 |
4.7 / 5 (7) |
2
|
Augmented reality puts the squeeze into virtual hugs (w/ Video)
Now you really can reach out and touch someone through the Internet, with the help of a wearable robot designed by a husband-and-wife team of scientists based in Japan.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 05, 2010 |
3.6 / 5 (11) |
2
Getting families and friends together again, virtually
(PhysOrg.com) -- A fireside chat, sharing photos with granddad, a family get-together to play Monopoly on a Sunday afternoon? Digital media designed for the individual has hastened the demise of collective ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 26, 2010 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
Controlling the TV with a wave of the hand
Touchscreens are so yesterday. Remote controls? So last century. The future is controlling your devices with a simple wave of the hand.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 23, 2009 |
4.2 / 5 (5) |
2
Helpful or creepy? Overpersonalized Web sites may spook shoppers
Michael Redding describes the get-to-know-you game between man and machine as a version of "Name That Tune."
Dec 10, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Researchers Use Cell Phones to Collect Real-Time Data on Substance Use
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scenario: A group of friends are drinking at the local pub, when one gets a cell phone call. He takes it in a quiet corner; nothing unusual. But this isn't a "What's Up" call from a friend: It's a "What-are-you-doing-right-now?" ...
Oct 21, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
New 'consumer-intelligence' technology will compile detailed profiles
Buying Huggies at Target the other evening -- size N, for newborn -- I noticed that the back of the receipt was printed with a coupon for infant formula. Cash registers are so clever these days. Target, I've been told, is ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 14, 2009 |
3 / 5 (4) |
0
