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First live 'cloning' of faces challenges assumptions about human behavior

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have developed a new way of cloning facial expressions during live conversations to help us better understand what influences our behaviour when ...


Oracle's Larry Ellison to IBM: 'make our day'

Technology / Business

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Larry Ellison ratcheted up his rhetoric against IBM Corp. on Wednesday, challenging Oracle Corp.'s longtime partner and rival to "make our day" in a battle over business software performance.


Zenith Flash-Matic

TV remotes to undergo big change

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 7

In 1955, Zenith introduced the first wireless TV remote control, the Flash-Matic, followed a year later by the Space Command.


IBM Technology to Protect Customer Data in the Call Center Industry

IBM Technology to Protect Customer Data in the Call Center Industry

Technology / Other

created Jul 03, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at IBM's India Research Laboratory have developed advanced data masking technology that helps call centers protect critical data without disrupting customer service or business operations. As IBM ...


Student warned over Facebook site wooing prospect

Technology / Internet

created Apr 11, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- College sports fans, be careful of the company you keep on Facebook. You might get yourself - and the program you support - in trouble.


Lend me your ears -- and the world will sound very different

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 14, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Recognising people, objects or animals by the sound they make is an important survival skill and something most of us take for granted. But very similar objects can physically make very dissimilar sounds and we are able to ...


Avatar Mimics You in Real Time

Avatar Mimics You in Real Time

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 25, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (35) | comments 2

It’s a little bit like looking in the mirror at your cartoon double, except that the “reflection” is an avatar on your computer screen. Wave your hand, nod your head, speak a sentence, and your avatar does ...


Apple's iTunes website is reflected in an iPod

Apple sued for stifling iPod tricks

Technology / Business

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 5

Internet rights champions have accused Apple of stifling free speech by bullying OdioWorks into ending online sharing of ways to get iPods to work with music websites other than iTunes.


Lessig Calls for Freely Available Debate Footage

Technology / Other

created May 21, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Despite grave concerns about the current state of copyright and free speech on the democratic process, Stanford professor Lawrence Lessig says he has reason to be optimistic for the future.


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Robots primed for 'are you being served' role in Arabic

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A laboratory in the UAE has built what it says is the world's first Arabic-speaking robot which could soon go into mass production to serve as staff in shopping malls.


White House opens Web site programming to public

Technology / Internet

created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 5

(AP) -- A programming overhaul of the White House's Web site has set the tech world abuzz. For low-techies, it's a snooze - you won't notice a thing.


'LittleBigPlanet' wins big at video game awards (AP)

'LittleBigPlanet' wins big at video game awards

Technology / Software

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- "LittleBigPlanet" sacked the competition to win four trophies at the Game Developers Choice Awards.


3-D avatar may help doctors improve care

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 26, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

IBM scientists have created software that allows physicians to use an avatar to obtain medical data in the same manner in which they interact with patients.


Taking computer chat to a whole new level

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 30, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Natural spoken dialogue technology has long been a dream for many. Advances by European researchers are making this a reality. The results of their work could soon be used to allow us to verbally interact with technology ...


IBM Technology Improves English Speaking Skills

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 26, 2006 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Researchers at IBM's India Research Laboratory today announced that they have developed a Web-based, interactive language technology to help people who speak English as a second language improve their speaking skills.