Lenovo has quietly pulled a pair of deceptively simple but potentially game-changing proofs of concept onto the IFA stage: a ThinkBook that lets its 14‑inch display rotate a full 90 degrees into portrait mode, and a self‑orienting, AI‑assisted laptop stand that tracks your face and responds to...
The future of personal computing has rarely felt as contested, or as exhilarating, as it does in Microsoft's bold new vision for Windows in 2030. The company is painting a picture that upends the legacy of decades: the keyboard and mouse, those twin mainstays of digital interaction, are poised...
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Dynabook has recently unveiled its latest lineup of Copilot-ready Portégé® and Tecra® laptops, integrating Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 2 processors and Wi-Fi 7 connectivity. These advancements mark a significant leap in performance and connectivity for professionals seeking cutting-edge computing...
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The way users interact with apps on different devices has gotten much more personal lately, thanks to a variety of new Natural User Interface features in the Universal Windows Platform. These UWP patterns and APIs are available for developers to easily bring in capabilities for their apps that...
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Funny how some of the coolest projects come my way. Today project by Evan Cohen came via a "first time poster" on an internal Microsoft Distribution List, that happened to be subscribed to by a Channel 9 dev, who happened to read and realized it would be great of the Coding4Fun blog. Got to love...
A few weeks ago we highlighted a new Kinect video on Channel 9, Hello Channel 9 and Hello Kinect. Since then we've had not only one but two new videos added by another Niner!
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In case you're curious about how to implement gesture control in your Unity game, you can easily follow...
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Friend of the Gallery and newly minted Microsoft Kinect MVP (Congrats!) Tango Chen is back with an extremely common request, using the Kinect to control a mouse (with source!)
Kinect v2 Mouse Control w/ Source Code
A mouse control application for Kinect v2, including a couple of options for...
I had to search the blog here a couple times before posting this. I just couldn't believe I've not highlighted this previously!
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I've seen several topics about Kinect controlled Avatars in Unity, so I'll bring to your attention our RUIS toolkit which is intended for creating...
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Paul DeCarlo, Kinect4NES (Yes, Kinect to a Classic NES), is back and continues to push forward on his cool project, Kinect4NES...
Training Kinect4NES to Control Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!
In a previous post, I talked about how to create an interface to send controller commands to an NES based...
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If Intel has its way, touch will be just one of the ways to control Windows 8 ultrabooks. The chipmaker is looking to add voice commands and Kinect-like gestures for what it calls “perceptual computing.” On Tuesday, Intel announced a partnership with Nuance Communications to put a locally hosted...
For those who think it a pain having to type in a P/W (each time) to get into their Windows8, be aware that there is an alternative...
Instead of such a P/W, one can use a picture. You simply make 3 'marks' on that picture to have access. The 'marks' can be made by mouse or Touch.
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If you are moving your finger at 1 meter per second on an average 100 millisecond touch screen, your object will eventually become about 10 centimeters behind. At Microsoft Research, they have been trying to decrease the latency associated with touch screens. Albert Ng and Paul Dietz of the...
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s new tablet might look a little bit like Apple Inc. 's latest blockbuster gadget, but it's no iPad killer. On Thursday, HP, the world's largest computer maker, unveiled the Slate 500. It costs $799 and, like the iPad, has a gesture-sensitive touch screen and no keyboard...