Category: Microsoft
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Kinect scanning becomes serious business with third-party KinectFusion alternatives
Photo credit Tony Buser from Flickr (links below) Ever since Microsoft Research showed off the extremely impressive KinectFusion demo and shortly after published its research findings, developers have been trying hard to replicate the mad science to give more people the ability to turn everyday objects into 3D models with just a Kinect sensor. Today…
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Vers des nouveaux usages de lecture ?
Octo Technology accompagne depuis presque un an le Labo BNF, un « lieu expérimental dédié aux nouvelles technologies de lecture et d’écriture » situé à la Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Notre rôle est de proposer des idées prospectives sur la lecture et l’écriture au Labo, puis d’aider à leur mise en oeuvre. Les nouveaux gestes de lecture L’idée…
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Kinect for Windows Solution Leads to the Perfect Fitting Jeans
The writer Mark Twain once said “We are alike, on the inside.” On the outside, however, few people are the same. While two people might be the same height and wear the same size, the way their clothing fits their bodies can vary dramatically. As a result, up to 40% of clothing purchased both online…
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Kinect for Windows Applications Shown at Microsoft TechForum
This year’s Microsoft TechForum provided an opportunity for Craig Mundie, Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer, to discuss the company’s vision for the future of technology as well as showcase two early examples of third-party Kinect for Windows applications in action. Mundie was joined by Don Mattrick, President of the Microsoft Interactive Entertainment Business, and…
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Hackathon Windows Phone 7
Microsoft organise un WE (gratuit !) de folie autour de Windows Phone 7 (et Azure). Dans une super ambiance (style UCPA), venez coder avec nous dans une super lieu (tout frais payés) On code mais pas que : sauna, piscine, échasses, vélos,ping-pong, barque, visite des lieux en 4×4, tennis !!!! Nous vous proposons 2…
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Les démos (et les slides :)) de la Coding4Fun 2012
Cette année je pense que nous avons juste tout cassé! Je me suis marré comme jamais avec mes chers acolytes! Je voulais d’ailleurs remercier Pierre Lagarde, Eric Mittelette et bien sûr Mitsu Furuta (qui rappelons le est celui qui a eu l’idée originale il y a 4 ans de cela). Je voudrais également faire un…
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Tellme on Windows Phone vs Siri on iPhone
In a Forbes interview with Microsoft’s Craig Mundie, Chief Research and Strategy Officer, he contended that comparing Siri on the iPhone 4S and Tellme on Windows Phones are much alike. Craig says, At least from a technological capability you could argue Microsoft has had a similar capability in Windows Phone for more than a year……
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Yaskawa Electric’s next-generation robot operated using Kinect: SmartPal VII
Yaskawa Electric, who hold the largest share of the world’s industrial robot market, are developing the next-generation SmartPal VII. This robot can be operated remotely using a Kinect motion capture system. “Here, we’re demonstrati…
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ChevronWP7 Labs Availability
Hey folks, we want to brief you on an important milestone we’ve reached. Early this morning, we officially signed off on the final deployment of ChevronWP7 Labs. This marks the point in the development process where we leave the keys in the ignition and bail. Just kidding. Seriously though, we are very happy to announce…
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Augmented Projector mashes projectors, motion sensors and Kinect into an virtual reality “torch” – istartedsomething
Projection-based input seems to be all the buzz of Microsoft Research this year as a number of such projects were shown off not too long ago at the 20th anniversary of the research group. Although KinectFusion, OmniTouch and HoloDesk got the most press coverage, another research project does a really good job at bringing all…