Invention – The Microsoft LightSpace Demo
In this video, Microsoft demos a system it is calling LightSpace: The most interesting part of this feels like the camera’s ability to sense and “understand” the people in the room. Cameras are now...
View ArticleInvention – 8Pen is a new way to “type” on a handheld device. Would you use it?
Manufacturers have tried many different ways to let users “type” on a handheld device. The tiny onscreen keyboard seen on most devices is the most obvious way, but it is not very fast. Palm came up...
View ArticleVersion 2.0 of Microsoft Surface is a lot cooler that version 1.0
Watching this video it is apparent that Microsoft has made great strides with its Surface project. The most amazing part of it is the fact that the surface of the screen can now see: The demonstration...
View ArticleSometimes the stuff of genius involves excess, as seen with these flashlights
A flashlight is normally a very simple device. You have a bulb, and battery and a switch. Flip the switch and the bulb turns on to produce light. What if you want a LOT of light from your flashlight?...
View ArticleAn update on yesterday’s Firefox 4 post – 10 million downloads in a day
To follow up on yesterday’s Firefox post… Firefox Downloads in real time – Plus a Firefox 4 preview …almost exactly 10 million copies of Firefox 4 were downloaded between 8AM yesterday and 8AM today....
View ArticleTechStuff at CES: It Begins!
This morning marks the first official day of the 2012 CES conference. The consumer electronics convention is the stuff of legend. It’s where Microsoft first unveiled the original Xbox. It’s where we...
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