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Microsoft shows off sound-based Kinect

Microsoft shows off sound-based Kinect

...Microsoft Research has shown off SoundWave technology that allows users to control the... Read more

9 May, 2012 by Don Reisinger

Microsoft releases Daytona data analytics tool

...a data deluge right now," said Tony Hey, corporate vice president of Microsoft Research Connections. Scientists generate massive data in their work in areas such... Read more

19 July, 2011 by Jay Greene

Microsoft presents LightSpace surface computer

...room into one giant computing surface. Andy Wilson and his team at Microsoft Research have presented their latest project, LightSpace, which sees a 10-foot... Read more

5 October, 2010 by Ina Fried
<endeca_term>Microsoft Research</endeca_term> Cliplets (32-Bit) 1.0.2

Microsoft Research Cliplets (32-Bit) 1.0.2

Microsoft Research Cliplets (32-Bit) uses semi-automated methods to give users the... Read more

23 March, 2012
<endeca_term>Microsoft Research</endeca_term> Cliplets (64-Bit) 1.0.2

Microsoft Research Cliplets (64-Bit) 1.0.2

Microsoft Research Cliplets (64-Bit) uses semi-automated methods to give users the... Read more

23 March, 2012

Consortium buys Nortel patent portfolio

...A consortium comprised of Apple, EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, Research In Motion and Sony has purchased Nortel Network's remaining patent... Read more

1 July, 2011 by Steven Musil
Microsoft shows off 3D talking head avatars

Microsoft shows off 3D talking head avatars

...make use of camera technologies to create new types of interaction experiences. Microsoft Research principal researcher Zhengyou Zang demonstrates 3D facial mapping technology. Video credit... Read more

23 February, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn
Architecting a Rollout of IPV6 for Improved Security and Computer Management

Architecting a Rollout of IPV6 for Improved Security and Computer Management

Microsoft IT initially deployed Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) to support Microsoft research and development efforts. The attendees of this podcast learn how Microsoft... Read more

25 January, 2011

Microsoft snaps up Yahoo staff for research lab

...about 2,000 employees across the board, including its research staff."The Microsoft Research New York City lab reflects an opportunity for Microsoft Research researchers... Read more

3 May, 2012 by Steven Musil

Photos: Microsoft's OmniTouch - The tech that turns any surface into a touchscreen

A shot showing how the system recognises and traces fingers. Photo: Microsoft Research/CMU Read more

18 October, 2011 by Nick Heath

Is using computers to heat houses such a daft idea?

OK, it's cold. Winter has finally come - or come back, given the cold snap of early December. And there's nothing like... Read more

17 January, 2012

Photos of the year: From weird datacentres to a 3D printer that prints chocolate

...s OmniTouch - The tech that turns any surface into a touchscreen. Photo: Microsoft Research/CMU Read more

21 December, 2011 by Nick Heath

Hermann Hauser backs computer museum for Cambridge

...several high profile Cambridge tech businesses, including super-chip designer ARM Holdings, Microsoft Research and award winning Red Gate Software." Previously, CCH founder Jason Fitzpatrick... Read more

12 December, 2011

Book review: The Future of Looking Back

...Future of Looking Back is the first book in the 20th anniversary Microsoft Research series, and author Richard Banks explores questions of stuff and sentiment... Read more

2 December, 2011

Windows isn't the only OS that cares about pens

...blend the paint with the other; we saw an artist using the Microsoft Research Project Gustav natural painting system draw on screen with a pen... Read more

17 October, 2011

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