News tagged with virtual device
Holodesk prototype puts life in computers (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A research project at Microsoft Research Cambridge has brought forth a prototype called Holodesk, which lets you manipulate virtual objects with your hand. You literally "get your hands on" ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Threatened by iPad, PCs start to look like tablets
The response by computer makers to the iPad stealing sales from them: Make their PCs more like iPads.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Researchers create light from 'almost nothing'
(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of physicists working out of Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, have succeeded in proving what was until now, just theory; and that is, that visible photons could ...
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Shopping simulator leads to better therapy
A virtual reality system that will enable occupational therapists at the Repatriation General Hospital to better assess stroke victims will be launched today by Minister for Ageing Jennifer Rankine.
May 13, 2011 |
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Heads-Up Virtual Reality (HUVR) Bridges Visual with Tactile, in 3D and on the Cheap
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have created a new, relatively low-cost virtual reality device that allows users not only to see a 3D image, but 'feel' it, too.
Jul 19, 2010 |
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Invisibility cloak that generates virtual images gets closer to realization
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a twist on the concept of an invisibility cloak, researchers have designed a material that not only makes an object invisible, but also generates one or more virtual images in its place. ...
Apr 02, 2010 |
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Augmented reality: Visual time machine offers tourists a glimpse of the past
(PhysOrg.com) -- A ruined temple, ancient frescos and even a long-dead king have been brought to life by a “visual time machine” developed by European researchers.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Microsoft Incorporates Virtual WiFi Technology into Windows 7
(PhysOrg.com) -- Virtual WiFi will enable Windows 7 and future operating systems to see a single WLAN adapter as multiple WLAN adapters by the operating system. This feature is available in Windows 7 RC1, ...
May 18, 2009 |
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A (virtual) smart home controlled by your thoughts
Light switches, TV remote controls and even house keys could become a thing of the past thanks to brain-computer interface (BCI) technology being developed in Europe that lets users perform everyday tasks ...
May 11, 2009 |
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The first virtual reality technology to let you see, hear, smell, taste and touch
(PhysOrg.com) -- The first virtual reality headset that can stimulate all five senses will be unveiled at a major science event in London on March 4th.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 04, 2009 |
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