10 Emerging Technologies 2007

Technology Review of MIT has listed the 10 emerging technologies. Here's the list:

Sharing Digital Video (Internet, peering)
Nanocharging Solar (Quantum-dot solar power)
Neuron Control (Neuroengineering)
Nanohealing (Nanotechnology)
Augmented Reality
Invisible Revolution (telecommunications, data storage, and even solar energy)
Digital Imaging (A new way of highres image capture)
Personalized Medical Monitors (Automate diagnosis, preventive care)
A New Focus for Light (enhanced optical storage)
Single-Cell Analysis (Improve medical tests and treatments)

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An Alternative to the Computer Mouse

A user interface that tracks eye movement may provide an alternate way to use a computer. A researcher at Stanford has created an alternative to the mouse that allows a person to operate computer simply by looing at the screen and tapping key on the keyboard. By using standard eye-tracking hardware--a specialized computer screen with a high-definition camera and infrared lights--Manu Kumar, a doctoral student who works with computer-science professor Terry Winograd, has developed a novel user interface that is easy to operate.

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Unype: Multiuser Google Earth with Skype

Unype is new program that uses Skype to provide connectivity with your friends in Google Earth. Unype is developped by Murat Aktihanoglu who has led projects like Emma3d. As Murat puts it, “Google Earth and Skype are great applications. Unype uses their APIs to turn Google Earth into a social environment.”

Unype: http://www.unype.com

Berlin Brain Computer Interface Demo

Berlin BCI 2


Berlin BCI 1

A lecture by Brendan Allison

An informative lecture by Brendan Allison on June 26, 2006 to Microsoft Research Audiance about Brain Computer Interface Systems main EEG based ones.

Space tourist Charles Simonyi

On April 9, from a remote launchpad in Kazakhstan, a Soyuz rocket will carry Charles Simonyi into space.

He will share his experiences at a webpage: Nerd in Space

Space tourist and billionaire programmer Charles Simonyi is the former chief architect of Microsoft and has designed Microsoft Office. He was also part of the Xerox team that invented personal computing...

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Brain Facts ebook

Brain Facts is a 64-page primer on the brain and nervous system, published by the Society for Neuroscience. In addition to serving as a starting point for a lay audience interested in neuroscience, the book is used at the annual Brain Bee, which is held in conjunction with Brain Awareness Week.

PDF Document

Request a complimentary, printed copy of Brain Facts

Windows CE 4.x Emulator on Windows XP SP2 with DEP Hardware

If you are developing embedded applications (such as embedded Visual C++) on a relatively new computer you might get frustrated; it won't work. I received the same messages on Windows Vista. (See here for Windows Vista, Visual Studio 2005 and smart devices) I switched back to XP from Vista after the errors. Then, I discovered that XP didn't help but the following fixed the problem. I didn't try it on Vista but probably would help.

SYMPTOMS

You install Microsoft Windows CE 4.x Emulator on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). The computer has Data Execution Prevention (DEP) hardware. You receive the following error message when you restart your computer:

Devices or applications disabled 'Virtual PC/Windows CE Emulator' will cause Windows to become unstable.

Windows has prevented these drivers from loading.

You may also receive the following error message when you try to start Windows CE 4.x Emulator:

Emulator for Windows CE

One or more files from the Emulator for Windows CE installation is missing. Please reinstall Emulator for Windows CE and try again.


Solution: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;891667

Mobile Mod Challenge

Check out the mobile device idea contest at Intel

Mobile Mod Challenge

Robosapiens

An interesting documentary about robot research