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TechFest is Microsoft Research's annual showcase of cutting-edge projects and prototypes from its labs. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover demonstrations such as WorldWide Telescope integrated with Kinect, 3-D projection and digitization with Mirage Blocks, facial recognition in video for television and gaming, and ShadowDraw, an interactive assistant for freehand drawing. These threads highlight experimental technologies in computer vision, human-computer interaction, and augmented reality, often involving Kinect depth cameras and real-time processing. The tag reflects interest in Microsoft's research innovations and their potential applications in consumer and enterprise scenarios.
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Windows 7 TWC9: SQL Server 2012, VS11, Win8 Metro, Bing Maps Metro and more
This week on Channel 9, Not Dan and Not Brian (Larry and Charles) discuss the week's top developer news, including: Link Removed SQL Server 2012 Virtual Launch Event, Roger Doherty: Introduction to SQL Server 2012, http://bit.ly/sql2012cookbook. Link Removed Comparison Chart: New Project Types...- News
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WorldWide Telescope lights up with Kinect
A few weeks ago Microsoft Research held an event on Microsoft Campus called TechFest. We show a lot of new projects and prototypes from our labs but we keep a lot of stuff behind closed doors. Many of you have seen what the enthusiast community has been doing with Kinect – there is an...- cybercore
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Windows 7 TechFest 2011: Mirage Blocks
This research demonstrates the use of 3-D projection, combined with a Kinect depth camera to capture and display 3-D objects. Any physical object brought into the demo can be instantaneously digitized and viewed in 3-D. For example, we show a simple modeling application in which complex 3-D...- News
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Windows 7 TechFest 2011: Facial Recognition in Videos
Face recognition in video is an emerging technology that will have great impact on user experience in fields such as television, gaming, and communication. In the near future, a television or an Xbox will be able to recognize people in the living room, home video will be annotated automatically...- News
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Windows 7 TechFest 2011: ShadowDraw
Do you want to be able to sketch or draw better? ShadowDraw is an interactive assistant for freehand drawing. It automatically recognizes want you’re trying to draw and suggests new pen strokes for you to trace. As you draw new strokes, ShadowDraw refines its models in real time and provides new...- News
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