Words and gesture may seem to be two distinct sets of communication tools, and someone would expect that they are processed in different parts of the brain. However, this does not seem to be the case, as indicated by a new scientific study funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders... |
10 November 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Scientists have been trying for a long time to get away from the limitations that average keyboards and mouse devices impose on computer users, and have thus created wireless gesture controllers and touch-screens for that. But now, experts at Microsoft, the University of Washington in Seattle (UWS), and the Universit... |
28 October 2009
05:36 GMT |
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Most statistics sharing information about web browser popularity trends are generally limited to displaying the usage drift of Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera and Safari. However, their engines have been implemented in a ton of other browsers that sometimes bring more functionality and comfor... |
9 July 2009
06:50 GMT |
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Apple TV 2.4 and Remote 1.3 are two updates that now provide a new way for users to control the wireless media hub through multi-touch input on the iPhone’s touch-sceen. Apple details the updates on its Support section (for Apple TV 2.4) and on iTunes (for Remote 1.3). According to AppleInsider, users can now ... |
25 June 2009
02:51 GMT |
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As many of you might already know, Microsoft's Surface is one product that has not been developed for consumers, yet it seems that the Redmond company is determined to make some of the Surface applications available on a few other products it has in the works, including the upcoming Windows 7 for personal comput... |
14 May 2009
06:02 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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With the latest Snow Leopard seeds out, the media has literally devoured every piece of information related to the new developer build (10A286). Headlines containing terms like “QuickTime X,” “Core Text,” “Cocoa Finder,” “Put Back,” etc. can be read on almost every Mac-... |
10 March 2009
05:59 GMT |
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Researchers have recently learned that employing gestures when explaining mathematical concepts can be very helpful at times, especially for little kids. And they are useful not only because they are fun and so on, but because they offer a totally new way of understanding the concepts involved. The new technique make... |
25 February 2009
08:43 GMT |
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Synaptics, a leading developer of human interface solutions for mobile computing, has announced today the availability of two new advanced gestures. The ChiralRotate and Two-Finger Flick come to join the company's current portfolio of gesture recognition capabilities for Synaptics touchpads used in notebooks and... |
30 September 2008
03:14 GMT |
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Not only does pearPad turn your iPhone / iPod Touch into a remote trackpad for your Mac, but it can also transform your Apple portable device into a remote keyboard. According to the developers, this feature will come in handy when you connect your Mac to an HDTV to show off some pictures, browse the web, or give a p... |
25 August 2008
11:12 GMT |
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Gesture-based input... Isn't it something? The endless tapping of a trackpad to manipulate a file is over thanks to Apple, and not just for MacBook Air users, as the company has recently revealed. The multinational corporation has plans to introduce the technology to most of its notebooks during the course of th... |
23 January 2008
06:58 GMT |
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