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Microsoft researching “4-D light fields” for better 3D displays
Written on 6 May, 2010 at 20:03 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
One of the issues people have with 3D displays, or more precisely, rather one of the issues people’s brains have with 3D displays, is that your eyes remain focused on the same plane (the screen) while the actual visual... (Continue reading)
Microsoft Research working on portable Surface
Written on 2 Mar, 2010 at 16:41 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Microsoft's Surface has managed to carve out a small niche for itself, but there's only so many places that a large, touchscreen installation can find a home (a yacht , for instance). Microsoft Research seems to be aware of... (Continue reading)
Microsoft Research patents controller-free computer input via EMG muscle sensors
Written on 3 Jan, 2010 at 9:53 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
We've seen plenty of far-fetched EMG-based input methods, like the concentration-demanding, head-based NeuroSky controller, but Microsoft Research is asking for a patent that involves much simpler gestures -- and might actually make a bit of sense. As demonstrated in... (Continue reading)
VAIO X spotted in champagne, propped up by extended battery, ripped apart
Written on 7 Oct, 2009 at 18:05 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
While the price might be the most notable -- and welcome -- aspect of Sony's VAIO X showing tonight, we were also privy to our first look of the laptop in champagne, the incredibly odd extended battery, which actually... (Continue reading)
Microsoft’s office of the future features interactive walls and Surface but, sadly, no Clippy
Written on 7 Oct, 2009 at 18:05 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
You know, Microsoft Research isn't just about prototype tablets and the occasional multitouch mouse . No sir, it's also about designing work environments that are so impractical that you can bet you'll never see one in real life. For... (Continue reading)
Douglas Little’s Adamo series: the most expensive snake you’ve seen glued to a laptop all week
Written on 7 Oct, 2009 at 15:03 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
While Dell's partnerships with MLB and OPI are content with merely printing new designs onto the laptop lid, creative director Douglas Little of D.L. & Co. took things a lot too far with this Swarovski Crystal-embedded sterling silver snake... (Continue reading)
Microsoft Mobile Keyboard 6000, Comfort Desktop 5000 and LifeCam Cinema HD hands-on
Written on 7 Oct, 2009 at 15:03 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Microsoft has a pretty good track record with its peripheral lineup, particularly when it comes to keyboards and mice, and it seems this latest crop is no exception. ... (Continue reading)
Sony UK site unveils new VAIO P with 2GHz Atom and Windows 7
Written on 7 Oct, 2009 at 15:03 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Look, the upcoming VAIO X might be all fancy with its 11.6-inch screen and all day battery life, but Sony's not ignoring its original underpowered-and-overpriced funky laptop -- three new VAIO P configurations just went up on Sony's UK... (Continue reading)
Microsoft multitouch mouse prototypes in action (video)
Written on 7 Oct, 2009 at 15:03 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
This week the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) went down in British Columbia, and among all the pointing and the clicking the gang from Engadget Japanese were on hand to take a closer look at... (Continue reading)