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Kinect Hackers Are Changing the Future of Robotics | Magazine - 0 views

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  • On November 4, a solution was discovered—in a videogame. That’s the day Microsoft released the Kinect for Xbox 360, a $150 add-on that allows players to direct the action in a game simply by moving their bodies. Most of the world focused on the controller-free interface, but roboticists saw something else entirely: an affordable, lightweight camera that could capture 3-D images in real time.
  • When DIYers combine those cheap, powerful tools with the collaborative potential of the Internet, they can come up with the kinds of innovations that once sprang only from big-budget R&D labs. In 2009, a PhD student named Daniel Reetz turned two Canon PowerShot A590s into an improvised high-speed book scanner. He detailed the project on a website, DIYbookscanner.org, where readers have since posted hundreds of tweaks, suggestions, upgrades, and entirely new designs. The open source MPGuino project, which uses an Arduino microcontroller to track gas consumption as you drive, has inspired a small community of fans who help refine and customize the gizmo.
  • yeuann on 12 Jul 11
     
    An article on how the Kinect could help in education.
Eveleen Er

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shared by Eveleen Er on 06 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • Eveleen Er on 06 Dec 11
     
    shall we go into kinect?
yeuann

YouTube - ‪Predator: A Visual Tracker that Learns from its Errors‬‏ - 0 views

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  • yeuann on 07 Jul 11
     
    I just happened to think: Imagine if this pattern-recognition tech concept could be adapted to mobile phones in the near future, it might make for a very powerful blended learning / augmented reality tool. :) According to the researcher, implementation for mobile devices is feasible. Possible applications for m-learning could be: gestural recognition, dynamic object association and the like. E.g. If we could use an iPhone/Kinect to track a student's movements and remotely control an external apparatus halfway across the globe (maybe explore an Amazonian jungle to study biodiversity first-hand), or help disabled students (maybe cerebral palsy sufferers) communicate their thoughts more clearly... or perhaps get the students to "air-sketch" Chinese/Tamil characters to produce music on the go... For more info: http://info.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/Z.Kalal/
  • yeuann on 07 Jul 11
     
    Oh yes, did I mention Predator is open source too? http://goo.gl/Kj95y
Eveleen Er

Control Google Earth like a Jedi with Leap Motion - 1 views

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  • Leap Motion – which is basically Kinect on steroids – is a tiny sensor that lets you control your Windows, Mac, or Linux PC with precise mid-air gestures. The company wants to launch with as much great software support as possible, and Google Earth is a big feather in that cap. With version 7.1 for desktops (available now) you can now use Leap to zoom through big cities, rustic boroughs, and Arctic tundra like you’re Obi Wan Kenobi.
Kartini Ishak

TODAYonline | Tech | No second chance - 0 views

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  • We're already on the cusp of a fully-immersive 3D experience that could go mainstream. Microsoft's Kinect peripheral for its gaming console, for example, allows gamers to control their onscreen characters with body movements captured by 3D cameras. Sony's PlayStation Home offers a sharp, high-definition virtual world. Maybe these companies could teach Linden Labs a thing or two about advancing the technology and vision behind Second Life.
  • The learning curve for Second Life is also steep, no thanks to its cumbersome user interface. Even a mildly proficient Internet user might be put off.
  • Kartini Ishak on 19 Nov 10
     
    No second chances for Second Life? This article discusses Second Life after three years of fizzling out. 
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