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MIT Glove Mouse adds second pointer to your digital experience
One of the limitations of modern computers is the lack of robust positional inputs. Today’s personal computer offers only a single mouse for positional input. The Glove Mouse (previously Video Acquisition Multi-touch Controller) provides a solution to this problem by allowing the user to use both hands to control two… »
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MIT researchers develop a new approach for water desalination
A new approach to desalination being developed by researchers at MIT and in Korea could lead to small, portable units that could be powered by solar cells or batteries and could deliver enough fresh water to supply the needs of a family or small village. As an added bonus, the… »
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LG LX9500 is the world’s first Full LED 3D HDTV
LG Electronics unveiled the world’s first Full LED 3D TV, the LX9500. The LX9500 uses an innovative backlight structure to deliver spectacular pictures for the ultimate 3D experience. Illuminated by panels of LEDs directly behind the screen (the 55-inch model boasts 1,200 LEDs), the Full LED display provides images of… »
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GIGIWAY Piano and Violin Learning Pen for novice musicians
GIGIWAY Piano and Violin Learning Pen adopts advanced light sensor identification technology and comes with a complimentary encoded music book. Only slightly point at any recognizable part of the music book, standard and clear piano performance or learning instruction can be heard immediately. This function brings lots of fun and… »
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Sony PlayStation Move motion controller revealed
Sony’s motion controller for the PS3 which was first unveiled at E3 in 2009 now has a final design along with an official name. At the Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2010 the company officially announced the PlayStation Move motion controller touting its precision and calling it the “next generation… »
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PQ Labs Multi-Touch G3 touchscreen and a table form an iTable
PQ Labs demonstrated their G3 touchscreen technology at this year’s CeBIT by installing it into a coffee table called the iTable. They have essentially taken the idea behind the Microsoft Surface and made it less bulky and cheaper (at least the folks from PQ Labs claim it will be). There… »
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Skinput uses sound to turn your body into an input device
In our previous article we wrote about a new material which gives the sense of touch, and here is an invention with a different twist. Since devices with increasingly larger computational power and various capabilities are becoming much smaller, they can be easily carried on our bodies. However, their small… »
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MIT’s Flyfire – swarms of micro helicopters form 3D images
Flyfire, a project initiated by the SENSEable City Laboratory (the same folks that came up with AIDA) in collaboration with ARES Lab (Aerospace Robotics and Embedded Systems Laboratory) aims to transform any ordinary space into a highly immersive and interactive display environment. Imagine that pixels could fly out of your… »
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Adesso CyberPad A4 offers features most tablets miss
CyberPad A4 from Adesso is able to convert your handwritten notes and graphics into usable digital information. Through the use of the bundled software (Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 for Windows and 6.0 for Mac OS X), Adesso says it is the only solution that links handwriting and graphics to the… »
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Noteput – an interactive music table with tangible notes
Although it isnt’t hard to teach a child to play some tune on the piano or strum the guitar, teaching classical music notation is a bit more difficult in most cases. The Noteput table concept from designers Jonas Heuer and Jürgen Graef attempts to make learning music theory fun, and… »