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2 minutes, 53 secondsThe Translating! TelephoneDouglas Adams’ Babelfish inspired dreams of unfettered universal communication. Though we are still far from achieving that goal, there are scenarios in which today's limited accuracy can create value. Our goal in the telephone-call scenario is to provide an aid for cross-language communication in… -
2 minutes, 34 secondsNatural User Interfaces with Physiological SensingMicrosoft has innovated continually in developing novel interaction modalities, or natural user interfaces. Surface and Project Natal are two examples. While these modalities rely on sensors and devices situated in the environment, we believe there is a need for new modalities that enhance the… -
2 minutes, 2 secondsMobile SurfaceMobile Surface is a novel interaction system for mobile computing. Our goal is to bring the Microsoft Surface experience to mobile scenarios and, more importantly, to enable 3-D interaction with mobile devices. We will demonstrate how to transform any surface, such as a coffee table or a piece of… -
2 minutes, 47 secondsProject Gustav: Immersive Digital PaintingProject Gustav is a realistic painting-system prototype that enables artists to become immersed in the digital painting experience. The natural interface makes Project Gustav ideal for hobbyists and professional artists alike. Project Gustav achieves a high level of interactivity and realism by… -
6 minutes, 3 secondsTechFest 2010: Project GustavTechFest is the time of year when Microsoft Research gets to show off all of the interesting projects they've been working on- and Project Gustav is absolutely incredible. This painting application looks so real I literally had to touch the screen to make sure I wasn't looking at an actual canvas.… -
2 minutes, 9 secondsRick Rashid introduces TechFest 2010Rick Rashid, senior vice president of Microsoft Research, and Kevin Schofield, general manager of the organization’s Strategy and Communications group, explains the value of TechFest during a video introduction to Rashid’s March 2 keynote address for the 2010 event. -
13 minutes, 33 secondsPing: Episode 2Ping is back for week 2! We heard what you were saying and we tried to give you something more in line with what you'd expect. This week we observed and listened to what people here at Microsoft were buzzing about, what was on their minds, what they talkedabout at the water cooler. Here is a recap… -
19 minutes, 5 secondsThis Week on C9: TechFest, Windows 7, Dev Tools, and WPF in Visual Studio 2010This Week on Channel 9, Brian and Dan discuss: - Microsoft TechFest - TechFest Project: Dynamically combine video streams (think photostitch for video) - TechFest Project: Social Desktop - Make everything on your PC a URL like the Web - Engineering 7 Blog: 36 Changes from Beta to Release… -
6 minutes, 8 secondsTechFest 2008: Reliable Wireless Connectivity on the GoMany people want to stay connected while traveling and commuting, which is driving the demand for network access from moving vehicles. But the reliability and performance of such connectivity today is severely limited by frequent "blackouts" that the vehicle-to-infrastructure backhaul… -
4 minutes, 15 secondsTechFest 2008: New Search UIs for Collaboration and PersistenceSearchBar is a new type of browser history that supports complex Web investigations by assisting with task resumption and information re-finding. SearchBar accomplishes these goals by proactively and persistently storing query histories, browsing histories, notes, and ratings in an interrelated…
