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Scientists know that the human brain is far from being decoded, and as such remains one of the most mysterious constructs in nature today. But they had no idea that it also processed impulses from the skin, when transforming electrical signals from the ears into the auditory sensation. Though that might seem improbab... |
26 November 2009
15:01 GMT |
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For many years, neuroscientists believed that the “headquarters” of human self-awareness were located in a portion of the brain called the insula, which allows us to realize the things that go on inside the body. For just as many years, this explanation had sufficed, and experts moved onwards with their r... |
3 November 2009
20:01 GMT |
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Palo Alto, California-based Hewlett-Packard, one of the world's leading vendors of consumer computer systems, has announced today the expansion of its TouchSmart family of desktop computer systems with the introduction of two new models, the TouchSmart 300 and TouchSmart 600, offering a choice for a 20-inch or a... |
13 October 2009
03:25 GMT |
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A teardown of the third-generation iPod touch has somewhat confirmed rumors that Apple intended to put cameras in its new iPod-touch lineup, and that the device is likely capable of the new 802.11n standard. iFixit carried out its usual routine and took apart a third-generation iPod touch unit only to find that, &ld... |
15 September 2009
05:40 GMT |
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Emphasizing what a great pocket computer it was, Apple’s Phil Schiller introduced yesterday a cheaper iPod touch, bearing the same features and design, as well as a new 64GB model. The 8GB touch is now available for just $199. Delivering twice the capacity for the same price, the iPod touch 32GB costs $299, whi... |
10 September 2009
06:46 GMT |
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Today's computer systems are rapidly moving towards a different computing experience for the end-user, changing the way we interact with the machine. In that perspective, there are a number of new form factors and features for PCs, such as netbooks, tablets, all-in-one PCs that enable end-users to take advantage... |
1 July 2009
05:35 GMT |
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Touch is a research project that investigates Near Field Communication (NFC), a technology that enables connections between mobile phones and physical things. The folks behind this exciting project have come up with a prototype of an iPhone media player that uses physical objects to control media playback. The RFID-b... |
16 April 2009
10:16 GMT |
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Microsoft has made gaming available for download for the company's first commercial example of surface computing. The Games Pack delivers no less than four titles to the software giant's tabletop computer. In the video embedded at the bottom of this article you will be able to see the four sample applicatio... |
7 April 2009
12:28 GMT |
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With the Windows 7 Natural User Interface, Microsoft is intent to use predictability and reliability in relation to gestures in order to build touch habits. The new Windows 7 interaction model was conceived built on the evolution of the platform's graphical user interface, and to tailor itself to all application... |
26 March 2009
13:15 GMT |
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Making Windows 7 touchable involved for Microsoft a focus on the evolution of the existing experience, namely optimizing the graphical user interface for touch, and not delivering a Touch UI or a Touch Shell. The Redmond company emphasized that the end purpose was to make touch capabilities pervasive throughout the o... |
26 March 2009
11:40 GMT |
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The evolution from Beta to Release Candidate will be synonymous for Windows 7 with a range of improvements, including to the touch capabilities that the operating system features by default. Windows 7 is the first Windows client to support natural user interaction by default, and Microsoft is perfecting the NUI as th... |
27 February 2009
07:25 GMT |
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We've just come across another Mac mini mod, but this time it's only a concept. San Francisco artist Benjamin Harvey has thought up a Touch Pad that would make great friends with a Mac mini, eliminating the need of buying peripherals for the mini desktop computer.The TouchPad + Mac mini concept was posted b... |
18 February 2009
04:34 GMT |
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Touch, multi-touch capabilities and gesture support manage to undoubtedly set Windows Vista (Windows version 6.0) and Windows 7 (Windows version 6.1) apart. As far as Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 is concerned, the release does not come with touch support “out-of-the-box.” For the time being, testers will nee... |
17 February 2009
09:13 GMT |
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Synaesthesia is a very rare condition, having as main feature the fact that it triggers strong emotions in people who have it, when they touch various objects. For instance, while some fabrics, such as cotton and silk, may be a source of happiness and positive feelings, denim can trigger hate or anguish. There are se... |
19 December 2008
02:54 GMT |
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Undoubtedly it is the ecosystem of third-party software solutions that make Windows the platform that it is today, sharing the operating system's success. And one measure of the success that was a business strategy based on Windows as a platform is the fact that Microsoft has gone beyond the PC to the server, mo... |
12 November 2008
15:21 GMT |
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Windows 7 will undoubtedly take the graphical user interface and the interaction model to the next level not only as far as the Windows client is concerned, but also in terms of the content designed to integrate seamlessly with the operating system. Previews of what Windows client applications will look and feel like... |
11 November 2008
14:21 GMT |
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Most of the switches used today in electronic devices are flipped through a mechanical action. Even the almighty digital computer is still relying on one. Mechanically activated switches however have the disadvantage that they are easily damaged by dirt, excessive moisture or physical mistreatment. So in the last two... |
12 June 2008
09:26 GMT |
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HTC released a new firmware version for Alltel's HTC Touch, which brings, first off all, support for Alltel's EVDO Rev. A network, allowing faster data transfer speeds as well as faster Web browsing. Moreover, the update enables Touch users to receive video messages and it also comes with enhanced Bluetooth... |
24 April 2008
06:01 GMT |
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If you were looking forward to getting yourself an iPod touch, you might want to consider taking your business to Amazon, as the giant online retailer is now offering two iPods for the price of one. Buy a 32GB iPod touch ($494) and get a 1GB iPod shuffle ($49) for free."You qualify for a free 1 GB iPod shuffle with t... |
26 February 2008
03:08 GMT |
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1.Touch is not a sense, but a complex of senses. It is the last resort, when we want to be sure that the other senses have not cheated us, to see if what we see/hear/smell is really what it seems. The touch comprises our whole body, and includes sensation of pain and temperature. Various senses linked to touch have v... |
28 December 2007
14:11 GMT |
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Unlike other situations when rumors about handsets to appear would be on every site and discussion board, there's no case of leaking information regarding the HTC Neon. Labeled by the FCC as "Neon 100", the new handset is more than surely another HTC Touch variant. Or at least we are more than sure that's t... |
10 December 2007
05:26 GMT |
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Pocket PCs have always been more about functionality and cared less for design. Bulky and heavy, they did their job well, but they were very unlikely to earn design awards. HTC Touch comes to challenge the PDA landscape and prove that Pocket PCs can compete with what some would call 'fashion phones'. The ma... |
27 November 2007
07:00 GMT |
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HTC Touch has been out on the market for some time now. In fact, the smartphone has even been considered, at a certain time, a powerful product to aim at the "iPhone killer" title. Now that Apple has decided to bring out its iPod Touch line of devices, HTC feels that their handset has been deprived of a representativ... |
7 September 2007
06:14 GMT |
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Wouldn't it be good when another pulls your chestnuts out of the fire? Or at least a machine... This is what haptic technology deals with: the sense of touch, with an array of applications, from telesurgery and robotic remote control to improved immersive computer games. Haptic devices are now just simple "rumbl... |
5 September 2007
03:32 GMT |
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This is a step further towards the androids. A new artificial finger can assess an array of tactile traits for materials you would like to find out. A team led by Cathy Barnes at the University of Leeds, UK, is building a life-size silicone rubber finger. To determine the roughness or smoothness of a material, the di... |
8 August 2007
07:26 GMT |
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Haptics is the study of touching behavior. Being an extremely important sense for humans, by providing valuable information about surfaces and textures, this seems to be the most recent target for electronics producers around the world.Haptic technology refers to technology which interfaces the user via the sense of... |
22 June 2007
04:58 GMT |
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Do you share the suffering of your favorite character when looking at a movie? Do you feel every blow he/she receives? That's because your brain centers are activated by watching others suffering. Now a research team has come with supplementary data to the theory that mirror systems in our brains are responsibl... |
19 June 2007
05:36 GMT |
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You watched "Star Wars" like a science fiction movie, but others do all their best to make it real. A C3PO-like robot has been developed by MIT researchers. Baptized Domo (from Japanese "domo arigato" "thank you very much"), the new robot type, could soon assist humans in many activities. Domo is designed to interact... |
17 April 2007
06:17 GMT |
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A week ago, rumors about multi-touch displays in all Apple lines of products have been circulating the web. Steven Johnson, the author of 'Everything Bad is Good For You' and 'Emergence' had a bold theory about how Apple will keep the symmetry in their line of products and align all its hardware t... |
9 March 2007
07:04 GMT |
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The word these days is that up Apple's sleeve is multi-touch technology. This rumor seems to be spreading all over the web, so there may be a grain of truth in it. There would be many aspects to indicate such a move on Apple's part, and the technology is surely not unreachable or sci-fi (HP already has Touc... |
2 March 2007
04:31 GMT |
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