Latest Multimodal interaction Stories
BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pan European HR Network announces: "Europe's most important event on how software, technology systems and collaborative tools are bringing about surmountable change in the way people and organizations work." HR Tech Europe 2012 [http://www.hrtecheurope.com ] will be about getting more for less from technology investments. Whether buying off the shelf or bespoke, or simply fine-tuning and leveraging existing HRIS applications...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Steve Mann, often referred to as the “Father of wearable computing” has posted a very interesting story on his blog. According to Mann, he was “physically assaulted” in a Parisian McDonald's for wearing his “EyeTap Digital Eye Glass” invention. Similar to the prototypes created by Google and Olympus, the EyeTap is a wearable camera, resembling a pair of spectacles. Instead of using the device for skydiving, Mann has...
Coronado Ventures Forum, the New Mexico non-profit that educates investors and entrepreneurs on the process of early-stage, private equity funding, presents its monthly forum on Human Computer Interation Beyond the Tablet on Thursday, July 19, 2012, in Albuquerque, NM. Santa Fe, New Mexico (PRWEB) July 10, 2012 Coronado Ventures Forum will explore Human Computer Interaction on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at the Hotel Andaluz, in Albuquerque. The unique setting will allow the audience to...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online First, Google announced them. Then, it was discovered that Apple submitted a patent for them. Now, Japanese electronics maker Olympus has announced that they have also developed a prototype. “The Company has a research and development of wearable display than ever before. "MEG4.0" the newly developed prototype is that brings together the technology developed to date,” read a translated version of Olympus’ press release....
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix Corporation (TSX-V: VZX, US OTC:BB, VUZI, FMB: V7X) announced today that it had been awarded a $150,000 Phase I and Phase I option, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the Office of Naval Research. The SBIR program entitled "Head Worn Display ("HWD") Augmented Reality for Military Training Applications" is to develop a lightweight, low-cost, high-performance device to superimpose computer generated information on...
Why stop at the dark side of the moon to make music when you can look thousands of light years into space? That’s what a team of Georgia Tech researchers have done, using data from two stars in our galaxy to create sounds for a national recording artist. Over the years, researchers in Georgia Tech’s Sonification Lab (SonLab) have converted numerical data into sounds to analyze stock market prices, election results and weather data. When the reggae/rock band Echo Movement called wanting...
MONROEVILLE, Pa., June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Compunetix, Inc., the leading manufacturer of collaborative conferencing platforms, announced that Mr. Gerard Pompa, Senior Vice President and Division Manager of the Communications Systems Division, will host the annual Interactive Multimedia and Collaborative Communications Alliance (IMCCA) Government Special Interest Group (GSIG) meeting at InfoComm, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center on June 13. The IMCCA GSIG brings together...
DALLAS, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the market research report "Head-Up Display (HUD) Market - Global Forecasts & Analysis (2012 - 2017), By Technologies, Components & Applications" published by MarketsandMarkets (http://www.marketsandmarkets.com), the total Head-up display (HUD) applications market is expected to reach $2.91 billion by 2017 at a CAGR of 24% from 2012 to 2017. Browse more than 78 tables and in-depth TOC on "Head-Up Display (HUD)...
Carnegie Mellon and AT&T Researchers Evaluate Haptic Navigation Aid A vibrating steering wheel is an effective way to keep a driver's eyes safely on the road by providing an additional means to convey directions from a car's navigation system, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and AT&T Labs have shown. The study, one of the first to evaluate combinations of audio, visual and haptic feedback for route guidance, found that younger drivers in particular were less distracted...
CHICAGO, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a well-known fact that eye tracking can provide some interesting insight into how people process information. But how can user experience professionals determine if eye tracking is indeed a useful addition to their studies? User Centric, Inc.'s upcoming complimentary webinar on April 17, "No, But Really, Do I Need Eye Tracking?," will address this subject by discussing the benefits of eye tracking and the proper application of the...
