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Is airpiano something you miss in your stage performance?

By Rob Aid
One Comment30 April 2011
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The airpiano is a MIDI and OSC controller which allows the user to trigger invisible keys and faders in midair. Although playing the airpiano is similar to playing Theremin, it has its own features which make it a completely different instrument. The main difference is the ability to play discrete keys (triggers) and faders on ... »

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Trimensional – a 3-D scanner smartphone application

By Dag G.
One Comment14 April 2011
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Grant Schindler, a researcher from Georgia Tech’s College of Computing, managed to come up with a simplified version of a tool that used to cost hundreds of dollars a year ago into something that can be done with an app. Trimensional is the first app that allows users with an iPhone 4, iPad 2 or ... »

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FIMM and MultiTouch created multitouch display for microscopes

By Dag G.
One Comment3 April 2011
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Researchers at the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) have in collaboration with the Finnish company Multitouch Ltd created a hand and finger gesture controlled microscope. WebMicroscope is a combination of web-based virtual microscopy and a giant-size multitouch display, and it was developed a few years ago by researchers at the universities of Helsinki and ... »

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Siemens green LED provides more lumens for LED projectors

By Dag G.
2 Comments1 April 2011
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Projectors in conference rooms have to be very bright for viewers to easily see the large images even in daylight. So far, light-emitting diode (LED) light sources have been used primarily in pocket projectors, cell phones, or home cinema systems, but the folks from Osram Opto Semiconductors came up with an extremely bright, green LED ... »

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Solarball portable solar device creates drinkable water

By Dag G.
3 Comments22 March 2011
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One out of eight people in our world don’t have access to drinking water, causing nearly eighty percent of sickness and disease in developing regions. By harnessing the power of the sun, a Monash University graduate has designed Solarball – a simple, sustainable and affordable water-purification device, which has the potential to help eliminate disease ... »

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Celluon evoMouse and Magic Cube offer alternative for input peripherals

By Dag G.
5 Comments15 March 2011
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The computer mouse was invented in 1960s and it went through many revisions regarding its functionality and features since then. According to folks from Celluon who came up with evoMouse, it is the evolution of the computer mouse which allows you to emulate the mouse with gestures of your hand. They also came up with ... »

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New affordable microcamera could improve future endoscopes

By Dag G.
10 March 2011
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Advancements in technology have enabled microcameras on the tip of endoscopes to supply images from the inside of the human body in ever higher resolution, which often makes it possible to identify tumors at an early stage. In order to counter the downsides such as costs and the time consuming procedure of sterilization between uses, ... »