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Dressing for the Future: Microsoft Duo Breaks Through with Wearable Technology Concept

By Guest PostAugust 3, 2011Technology3d projects for microsoft, asta roseway, best concept and best in show, black and white rice paper, catwalk, designer for analog labs, electricfoxy, electronic entertainment expo, fashion, incubation for xbox technology, iswc, lady gaga poster, martin small, Microsoft, microsoft designers, microsoft research, old fashioned typewriter keys, prototype, research, san francisco, sheridan martin small, symposium on wearable computers, Technology, the printing dress, ugly things, xbox, xbox incubation

*Microsoft designers create “The Printing Dress,” an award-winning wearable technology creation that’s turning heads in design circles.*

REDMOND, Wash. – Aug. 3, 2011 – Microsoft and fashion aren’t often mentioned in the same breath – until now. In the heart of Microsoft Research is a dress that’s turning heads without ever being worn on a catwalk.

“The Printing Dress,” a project created by Microsoft Research’s Asta Roseway and Xbox’s Sheridan Martin Small, is one of the first pieces of fashion technology to emerge from the company. The women and their dress won Best Concept and Best in Show at the 15th annual International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC) in San Francisco this June. (more…)

Slide Show: Exploring a World of Natural User Interfaces

By Guest PostFebruary 24, 2011Technology3d technologies, avatar kinect, avatar kinect for xbox, computers, craig mundie, don mattrick, image manipulation, kinect, Microsoft, natural user interfaces, prototype, retro reflective air gesture, virtual environments, xbox avatar

*Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie gathered with individuals from across the company this week for a day of futuristic demos showcasing natural user interfaces, 3D technologies and new ways to interact with computers. Get a behind-the-scenes look.*

REDMOND, Wash. – Feb. 24, 2011 – Microsoft provided a glimpse into computing’s future at the Microsoft Home this week, showing demos of 3D and virtual worlds, vision systems that create new models for interacting with computers, and research that explores potential scenarios for Kinect beyond gaming.

Mundie and Don Mattrick, president of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business, also announced plans to make a Kinect for Windows software development kit (SDK) available this spring. The non-commercial SDK will be geared to academics and enthusiasts. (more…)

Better Weather: Water-vapor Profiling System Could Result in More Accurate, Less Costly Forecasting

By Guest PostNovember 4, 20102 commentsEnvironment, Nature, Scienceatmosphere, bennett aerospace, david roberts, georgia institute of technology, laser radar, lidar, light detection and ranging, prototype, researchers, Technology, water vapor, water vapor profiler, wav-pro, weather forecasting

A vehicle from the National Severe Storms Laboratory observes conditions around a tornado in Wyoming during June of 2009. Image credit: Mike Coniglio, NOAA/NSSL

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Bennett Aerospace are leveraging light detection and ranging (lidar) technology to develop a ground-based system that will automatically measure water vapor in the atmosphere. Known as”WaV-Pro^TM,” for Water Vapor Profiler, the system aims to provide more frequent data collection that could dramatically improve weather forecasting.

Initial work on the project began in mid-2009, when Bennett Aerospace, in collaboration with the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), won a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop design requirements for the system. Recently, the researchers won a Phase II grant to build and test critical components needed for a final operating prototype of WaV-Pro. (more…)

‘Kinect for Xbox 360’ is Official Name of Microsoft’s Controller-Free Game Device

By Guest PostJune 14, 2010Technologycirque du soleil, cnet, controller-free game device, electronic entertainment expo, galan center, gizmodo, josh lowensohn, kinect, los angeles, marc whitten, matt buchanan, Microsoft, mike delman, project natal, prototype, Technology, xbox 360, xbox live

*Formerly called “Project Natal,” Kinect was revealed Sunday evening in a Cirque du Soleil performance on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.*

LOS ANGELES – Microsoft today unveiled Kinect for Xbox 360, a controller-free gaming device that Microsoft is positioning as an entirely new way to experience entertainment in the living room.

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Dressing for the Future: Microsoft Duo Breaks Through with Wearable Technology Concept

Slide Show: Exploring a World of Natural User Interfaces

Better Weather: Water-vapor Profiling System Could Result in More Accurate, Less Costly Forecasting

‘Kinect for Xbox 360’ is Official Name of Microsoft’s Controller-Free Game Device