Microsoft unveiled the DreamSpark student program, which is a software giveaway that will ultimately provide millions of college and high school students worldwide with free access to the latest professional-grade Microsoft developer and designer tools. The program is available to all students whose studies touch on technology, design, math, science, and engineering.
DreamSpark program includes Visual Studio 2008 (professional), Expression Studio and Windows Server 2003.
To register and download: https://downloads.channel8.msdn.com
Feb 19, 2008
Feb 18, 2008
Brain blanket boosts mind control
Researchers at Albany Medical College, Washington University, the University of Washington, the University of Wisconsin have developed a more effective brain-control interface device, using a sheet of closely spaced electrodes placed over the brain. In recent experiments, five patients learned to control a computer cursor in two dimensions on a computer signals in less than 30 minutes, a performance similar to those achieved using electrodes implanted directly into the screen using their brain.
[ Original article published in newscientist.com ]
[ Original article published in newscientist.com ]
Feb 16, 2008
Machines to match man by 2029
Machines will achieve human-level artificial intelligence by 2029, a leading US inventor has predicted.
Humanity is on the brink of advances that will see tiny robots implanted in people's brains to make them more intelligent said engineer Ray Kurzweil. Mr Kurzweil is one of 18 influential thinkers chosen to identify the great technological challenges facing humanity in the 21st century by the US National Academy of Engineering.
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Humanity is on the brink of advances that will see tiny robots implanted in people's brains to make them more intelligent said engineer Ray Kurzweil. Mr Kurzweil is one of 18 influential thinkers chosen to identify the great technological challenges facing humanity in the 21st century by the US National Academy of Engineering.
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Feb 10, 2008
NIH Curriculum Supplement Series
Jan 19, 2008
Designing Interactions
A book by Bill Moggridge (Author)
www.designinginteractions.com
In Designing Interactions, award-winning designer Bill Moggridge introduces us to forty influential designers who have shaped our interaction with technology.
About the Author
Award-winning designer Bill Moggridge is a founder of IDEO, one of the most successful design firms in the world and one of the first to integrate the design of software and hardware into the practice of industrial design. He has been Visiting Professor in Interaction Design at the Royal College of Art in London, Lecturer in Design at the London Business School, member of the Steering Committee for the Interaction Design Institute in Ivrea, Italy, and is currently Consulting Associate Professor in the Joint Program in Design at Stanford University.
www.designinginteractions.com
In Designing Interactions, award-winning designer Bill Moggridge introduces us to forty influential designers who have shaped our interaction with technology.
About the Author
Award-winning designer Bill Moggridge is a founder of IDEO, one of the most successful design firms in the world and one of the first to integrate the design of software and hardware into the practice of industrial design. He has been Visiting Professor in Interaction Design at the Royal College of Art in London, Lecturer in Design at the London Business School, member of the Steering Committee for the Interaction Design Institute in Ivrea, Italy, and is currently Consulting Associate Professor in the Joint Program in Design at Stanford University.
Jan 8, 2008
Handheld printing without Ink
Thermal-printing technology developed at Polaroid spinoff Zink Imaging was demonstrated earlier this year. [ see here ] This technology is now built into a pocket-sized printer that can fit into a hand (see pictures left)Polaroid, the company famous for cameras that print instant pictures, unveiled an ultrasmall photo printer at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Along with being mobile, it would also dispense with the inconvenience of ink cartridges that unexpectedly begin to run out of ink, and which have to be replaced. Polaroid, says that the printers will be available to consumers by the summer, and they will be priced at less than $150.
Dec 25, 2007
Features for next Windows...
What new features would you like to have in the next generation Windows Operating System?
- Inclusion of a completely vector-based graphical-user interface
- Multi-session Remote Desktop
- Session-restore feature for Internet Explorer 7
- Capability for other Windows PCs to act as Media Center Extenders
- ISO/BIN system-image support
- Download manager for Internet Explorer
- Replace error ID number with plain language explanation
Dec 10, 2007
Brain Sensor for Market Research
A San Francisco startup called Emsense claims that it has the tools needed to monitor a person's true reactions during an entire commercial or video game. The company has developed a sensor-laden headset that tracks brain activity using a single electroencephalography sensor (EEG) at the forehead, and other sensors that monitor breathing rate, head motion, heart rate, blink rate, and skin temperature--all of which can be indicators of whether a person is engaged or excited.[ more ]
Dec 4, 2007
Android - An Open Handset Alliance Project
Android is a full set of software (operating system + applications, etc.) for mobile devices. It is backed by Google and is open source. The first handsets based on Android is planned to be released in the mids of 2008. However, the Software Development Kit (SDK) including the emulator is available. All applications have to be written in Java.See the homepage of Android for demo videos, information and SDK downloads.
http://code.google.com/android
http://www.openhandsetalliance.com
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