Kristin Tolle Discusses SenseCam
Kristin Tolle provides an overview of SenseCam and considers possible future applications.
Making Virtual Meetings Feel Real
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research Zhengyou Zhang has a vision: to bring people together. He also has a strategy to achieve that vision: by utilizing multimedia technology. His latest tactic to reach the…
TechFest 2009: Core Tools For Augmented Reality
This demo will explain the development of a new kind of image feature that can be used within a variety of applications, ranging from image stitching to augmented reality. The features are already finding their…
Write in the Air
Lei MA from Microsoft Research Asia, shows how to input characters into devices such as Xboxes and TV’s using a low-cost Webcam using air gestures instead of standard keyboard & mouse input. The gestures captured…
Natural Language Moves In-Car Infotainment Forward
Microsoft Research exposes new natural language technologies that raise the bar for functionality, usability and reliability of in-car infotainment systems.
Core Tools for Augmented Reality
Michael Cohen, Principal Researcher from Microsoft Research Redmond explains his TechFest 2009 treasure hunt demonstration using Core Tools for Augmented Reality.
Image-Centric Advertising Platform
In existing online-advertisement platforms, the relevance between advertisers and users is decided largely by advanced keyword matching. With this, advertisers bid on images instead of keywords. For example, a toy seller could bid on the…