News tagged with interactive technology
New organic material may speed Internet access
The next time an overnight snow begins to fall, take two bricks and place them side by side a few inches apart in your yard.
Mar 15, 2009 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Amazon, Apple, Google, Yahoo! targeted in patent case
A US technology company which won a patent case against software giant Microsoft filed suit on Tuesday against nearly two dozen other high-profile firms accusing them of violating the same patent.
Oct 06, 2009 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Combination of old and new media deepens mathematical understanding
By combining the trusty old book, pen and paper with the possibilities offered by the computer and the interactive whiteboard, ICT can help to improve students’ understanding in maths education. So conclude a team of researchers ...
Mar 19, 2009 |
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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 |
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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 |
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