By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. The subtext of that hoary proverb, of course, is that sometimes the beholder’s eye doesn’t see things quite the same way that the rest of us do. The…
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research Technology has revolutionized the developed world in recent years. The way we work, the way we play, the way we communicate—all have been transformed by the advent of the PC and the wave of devices that have followed.…
By Suzanne Ross, Writer, Microsoft Research Hugues Hoppe is a quiet man. He sits quietly, he talks quietly, and his smile, which he uses often, is as calm as Mona Lisa. For such a quiet man, he's made himself heard in the world of graphics…
By Suzanne Ross Bigger used to be better, but smaller is suddenly superior. The only problem with small versus big in high-tech gadgets is that our eyes weren't designed to peer at small screens on mobile phones. Even if we are under forty. Eric Horvitz,…
By Suzanne Ross History is being written in a new way. It is being written by people through the big and the small events in their lives. We write history through personal Web sites, discussion boards, and the legacy of photos, taken at moments that…
By Suzanne Ross, Writer, Microsoft Research Rico Malvar has always liked to build things. "I used to build amplifiers when I was a kid. It wasn't a big deal, but for a young kid it was. Then I got attracted by the idea that you…
