News tagged with musical gestures

Human-computer music performances use system that links music and musical gestures (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Every musical sound comes from a specific way that an instrument is played. With modern technology such as sensors, signal processing, and sometimes machine learning algorithms, researchers ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast feature

Musical illusion fools audiences and performers, says researcher

(PhysOrg.com) -- Musicians take advantage of a previously undocumented musical illusion to change the way audiences hear their performances. Intriguingly, the performers themselves are generally unaware of what they are ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 05, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast




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Google patent sends ring signals to Project Glass

(Phys.org) -- Google's September 2011 patent that was filed for a wearable display device was granted this week, which suggests that its envisioned heads-up display device can be controlled by infrared markers ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 8 | with audio podcast report

Scientists learn much about humans from birds' singing lessons

Why wasn't this intruder getting the message? The lord of the manor had warned him repeatedly to back off, with threatening gestures and loud admonitions. But the trespasser just sat there - singing.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Microsoft offers $99 Xbox consoles with a catch

Microsoft began testing whether a pricing strategy that has been a hit with smartphones will invigorate sales of its Xbox 360 videogame consoles.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Jawbone releases 'Big' speakers for smartphones

Jawbone began rolling out an even louder version of its portable wireless speakers, which have caught fire among smartphone and tablet users.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Getting in rhythm helps children grasp fractions, study finds

Tapping out a beat may help children learn difficult fraction concepts, according to new findings due to be published in the journal Educational Studies in Mathematics. An innovative curriculum uses rhythm ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Review: Galaxy Nexus buttons up; Droid Razr Maxx is sharp

Verizon has been rolling out its 4G coverage to 195 markets, and the company has given me two phones to review that take good advantage of 4G's much faster speeds.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google+ 'Hangouts' grow in popularity

David Resnick used it to break through the anxiety and isolation of people who stutter. Joe Saad launched a business. M. Monica Malone, an extrovert whose damaged immune system left her a shut-in, found a ...

Technology / Internet

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

'Duet of 1' possible with hand-controlled voice synthesizer

New technology at the University of British Columbia makes it possible for a person to speak or sing just by using their hands to control a speech synthesizer.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Feb 19, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mercedes demos DICE -- Interactive dashboard and Heads-Up display

(PhysOrg.com) -- High end car maker Mercedes-Benz last week demoed new technology it’s working on for future car dashboards and windshield displays, and the result is certainly eye opening. Called the ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 13 | with audio podcast report

Microsoft to bring Kinect to Windows PCs

Microsoft plans to bring its Kinect technology to bear on personal computers following its phenomenal success with the gesture and voice-recognition sensor in the Xbox 360 game console.

Technology / Software

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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