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Microsoft's SideSight: Multi-"touch" around small devices
I love thee Microsoft. I always have. It’s just the darn Windows OS that sucks. Everything else you make, blows my mind. Here’s another wonderful technology come out from Microsoft R&D. I hope this stuff and more things like it, actually make it to the masses. Most of the things produced at Microsoft Research is rarely visible in consumer market at consumer-friendly prices. C’mon MS, figure this out and make us all happy.
I give my Two Thumbs Up (whatever they’re worth) for this innovation.
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Microsoft's Researchers Show Off Future Tech
Author of the Mach microkernel (used in many of Microsoft’s products, OS X, iPhone, many Unix OSs, etc), Rick Rashid, presented the last keynote at Microsoft’s Professional Developer’s Conference (PDC). Being the head of Microsoft Research, he presented what’s next in near future for Microsoft. With the help of other researchers, he demoed the projects to PDC audience. Everything from SensorMap (using sensors to understand environment/surrounding) to SecondLight (a hidden second image into Surface’s main display that can be displayed by using a translucent screen) to Boku (an interface to do “programming” using Xbox 360 controller as input). Details after the jump.
It is in the times like these, I feel how far behind Apple is.
UPDATE: Engadget’s take on SecondLight.
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