Be ready to lose your mind.
This is amazing!
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by Eric Dye
Be ready to lose your mind.
This is amazing!
by Eric Dye
At CES this year, Samsung announced a new line of gesture-controlled TVs. As shown in the video after the break, the user can open up a web-browser on the TV simply by speaking a command and then using hand gestures to move the mouse cursor.
Based on the video, the software looks pretty choppy and not ready for prime-time just yet. I’d be surprised if this model sells very well if it is supposed to represent a production-ready release. For one thing, there seems to be a lag in the response rate. Also, the gestures simply emulate a traditional mouse cursor, only take a lot more work than using a wireless keyboard with touchpad. I fully expected a CES debut like this to include iOS-style web browsing. Fortunately, connected TV’s allow for easy updating of software.
Now that Microsoft has unleashed Kinect on the broader tech world, expect to see creative uses pour in. For instance, take this video demonstration from CES 2012. It shows how a department store might set up a Kinect Kiosk in the mall to allow shoppers to virtually try on clothes.
The software looks pretty rough around the edges, though. The clothing overlay shows what a woman would look like with a dress placed on top of her current outfit that she has on. (The results aren’t too flattering!) However, one could imagine how a few tweaks to the software might make this a viable option for clothing stores in the near future.
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by James Cooper
It’s amazing (and somewhat scary) to think that many kids these days have never seen a record before, let alone have the joy of trying to get the needle in the groove for the first time!
Check out the great reaction from this 13 year old:
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by James Cooper
If you thought SOPA sounded bad, try living in China!
The likes of Facebook and Twitter are already blocked by the ‘Great Firewall’ and now the Chinese authorities are putting together measures requiring bloggers register their full name.
Micro blogging, known as ‘weibo’, is becoming hugely popular in China with over 350 million people already having accounts.
In December 2011, Chinese cities including Beijing and Shenzhen, authorities began requiring weibo users to register with their real names before they could start blogging.
Now, name verification will rolled out across the whole country and existing users will be to register at a later date.
Wang Chen, the minister in charge of the State Council Information Office, is quoted as saying: