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Miller S.

Open Content Alliance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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opencontent

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  • The Open Content Alliance (OCA) is a consortium of organizations contributing to a permanent, publicly accessible archive of digitized texts. Its creation was announced in October 2005 by Yahoo!, the Internet Archive, the University of California, the University of Toronto and others [1]. Scanning for the Open Content Alliance is administered by the Internet Archive, which also provides permanent storage and access through its website.
  • OCA's approach to seeking permission from copyright holders differs significantly from that of Google Book Search. OCA digitizes copyrighted works only after asking and receiving permission from the copyright holder ("opt-in"). By contrast, Google Book Search digitizes copyrighted works unless explicitly told not to do so ("opt-out"), and contends that digitizing for the purposes of indexing is fair use.
  • The OCA is, in part, a response to Google Book Search, which was announced in October 2004.
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  • Microsoft had a special relationship with the Open Content Alliance until May 2008. Microsoft joined the Open Content Alliance in October 2005 as part of its Live Book Search project [2]. However, in May 2008 Microsoft announced it would be ending the Live Book Search project and no longer funding the scanning of books through the Internet Archive.[3] Microsoft removed any contractual restrictions on the content they had scanned and they relinquished the scanning equipment to their digitization partners and libraries to continue digitization programs.[3] Between about 2006 and 2008 Microsoft sponsored the scanning of over 750,000 books, 300,000 of which are now part of the Internet Archive's on-line collections.
  • Miller S. on 30 Mar 10
     
    This wikipedia page talks about the OCA(Open Content Alliance). This website tells how this alliance is contributing to the growth of Open Content and how it is helping the idea of Open Content to become more widely used throughout the world.
Ben C

Microsoft's Project Natal Could Out-Wii the Wii - Techtonic Shifts Blog - Newsweek.com - 2 views

blog.newsweek.com/...rosoft-s-finally-got-game.aspx

gesturebased microsoft competitive website

shared by Ben C on 24 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Ben C on 24 Mar 10
     
    This site talks about the console wars between Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft. Microsoft and Sony are planning on making devices for Playstation 3 and X-Box 360 respectively that are similar to the ones Nintendo has for their Wii.
Vicki Davis

Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos Photosynth | Video on TED.com - 1 views

www.ted.com/..._y_arcas_demos_photosynth.html

education microsoft bing augmentedreality

shared by Vicki Davis on 26 Mar 10 - Cached
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  • Blaise Agüera y Arcas
    • Nicholas B
      Nicholas B on 26 Mar 10
       
      I looked this up sometime around last November and immediately explored the website. It's incredible how far it has come since '07.
  • Vicki Davis on 26 Mar 10
     
    This tedtalk discusses how Microsoft is building augmented reality into searchable maps and is from Blaise Agüera y Arcas with Microsoft. This software is supposed to transform how we look at digital images. This is fascinating and also a topic that the students of NetGenEd will be reviewing as part of their research into augmented reality.
Hope B.

Microsoft Surface - surface and gesture based computing lands -- Engadget - 1 views

www.engadget.com/...-gesture-based-computing-lands

gesturebased

shared by Hope B. on 29 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Over the years we've seen plenty of surface and gestural interface computing systems and prototypes, but nothing mass-market -- nothing consumable, if you will.
  • Microsoft aims to change all that with Surface, its first foray into surface / gestural interfaces; arriving in the form of a 30-inch table-like display, Microsoft envisions its eventual uses as pervasive as imaginable, like ordering beverages from your restaurant table and silently scanning your wine bottle's RFID tag to automagically present information on the vineyard and vintage.
  • Jace Vaninger on 29 Mar 10
     
    surface and gesture based computing
Tanner B

Visual Business Intelligence - Microsoft Excel's Idea of Visual Data Analysis - 0 views

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visual data analysis

shared by Tanner B on 30 Mar 10 - Cached
  • No software product is used more than Microsoft Excel for the analysis and presentation of quantitative data.
  • Nevertheless, it is fair to say that you can use Excel to present data effectively, but within severe limits, and only if you’re willing to work around its problems.
  • To say it can be used for visual data analysis, however, is a stretch that exceeds its reach. To date, Excel is at best an infant in the world of visual data analysis, barely able to roll over.
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  • Those of you who are familiar with visual data analysis and what good software does to support it will find Microsoft’s notion of visual data analysis entertaining. I invite you to watch Microsoft’s demo and let me know what you think of it.
Kunjan P

YouTube - Microsoft Surface - The Possibilities - 1 views

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gesturebased

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  • Kunjan P on 30 Mar 10
     
    The Microsoft Surface is a great example of a gesture based inventions. This shows how endless the possibilities can be.
Steve Madsen

Microsoft Project Natal hands-on - 2 views

www.smh.com.au/...onary-natal-20100303-pi6z.html

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  • Steve Madsen on 10 Mar 10
     
    My avatar has just experienced its first true taste of freedom, whacking a ball back and forth in a simple game called Ricochet guided only by the motion of my body.
  • Steve Madsen on 10 Mar 10
     
    Microsoft's Natal Project
Bulldog Sharpie

Permanent Link to Sixth Sense technology is coming, Microsoft demos Surface-based NUI - 2 views

www.mobilemag.com/...rosoft-demos-surface-based-nui

gesturebased

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  • Bulldog Sharpie on 30 Mar 10
     
    Article discussing how gesture based technology is advancing.
Nicole Henderson

Augmented Reality - GE, Mini, EarthHour, Microsoft, and now - Make Your Own… - 2 views

www.theadclass.com/...y-ge-mini-earth-hour-microsoft

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  • Nicole Henderson on 14 Apr 10
     
    Shows inexpensive ways that educational organizations could use augmented reality
Tanya Peters

Gesture-Based Computing - 5 views

horizon.wiki.nmc.org/2010+Gesture-Based+Computing

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shared by Tanya Peters on 11 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Devices that can accept multiple simultaneous inputs (like using two fingers on the Apple iPhone or the Microsoft Surface to zoom in or out) and gesture-based inputs like those used on the Nintendo Wii have begun to change the way we interact with computers.
    • Hope B.
      Hope B. on 30 Mar 10
       
      The sentence expresses numerous examples of today's technology that incorporate gesture based computing.
  • Gesture-based computing allows users to engage in virtual activities with motion and movement similar to what they would use in the real world.
    • Hope B.
      Hope B. on 30 Mar 10
       
      The sentence briefly describes the definition of gesture based computing.
  • A number of mobile applications use gestures. Mover lets users flick files from one phone to another; Shut Up, an app from Nokia, silences the phone when the user turns it upside down; nAlertme, an antitheft app, sounds an alarm if the phone isn't shaken in a specific, preset way:
    • Hope B.
      Hope B. on 30 Mar 10
       
      The sentence describes various computer applications that are involved with gesture based computing.
  • Hope B. on 30 Mar 10
     
    This article describes a basic definition of gesture based computing and provides its readers with technology and applications that are equipped with this feature.
Hope B.

2010 Horizon Report » Four to Five Years: Gesture-Based Computing - 0 views

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  • For nearly forty years, the keyboard and mouse have been the primary means to interact with computers.
  • Now, new devices are appearing on the market that take advantage of motions that are easy and intuitive to make, allowing us an unprecedented level of control over the devices around us. Cameras and sensors pick up the movements of our bodies without the need of remotes or handheld tracking tools.
  • It is already common to interact with a new class of devices entirely by using natural gestures.
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  • The Microsoft Surface, the iPhone and iPod Touch
  • , the Nintendo Wii, and other gesture-based systems accept input in the form of taps, swipes, and other ways of touching, hand and arm motions, or body movement
  • These are the first in a growing array of alternative input devices that allow computers to recognize and interpret natural physical gestures as a means of control.
  • As the underlying technologies evolve, a variety of approaches to gesture-based input are being explored. The screens of the iPhone and the Surface, for instance, react to pressure, motion, and the number of fingers touching the devices
  • Gesture-based interfaces are changing the way we interact with computers, giving us a more intuitive way to control devices.
  • urrently, the most common applications of gesture-based computing are for computer games, file and media browsing, and simulation and training
  • Because it changes not only the physical and mechanical aspects of interacting with computers, but also our perception of what it means to work with a computer, gesture-based computing is a potentially transformative technology.
  • The distance between the user and the machine decreases and the sense of power and control increases when the machine responds to movements that feel natural.
  • The kinesthetic nature of gesture-based computing will very likely lead to new kinds of teaching or training simulations that look, feel, and operate almost exactly like their real-world counterparts.
  • Larger multi-touch displays support collaborative work, allowing multiple users to interact with content simultaneously
  • Kunjan P on 30 Mar 10
     
    This is the report for the Horizon project.
Kunjan P

Microsoft Natal Gesture-Based Gaming - Breakthrough Awards Innovators 2009 - Popular Me... - 0 views

www.popularmechanics.com/...4332915.html

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  • Kunjan P on 30 Mar 10
     
    This explains more about Microsoft's Natal.. Its pretty cool.
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