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Muscle-Bound Computer Interface
Forearm electrodes could enable new forms of hands-free computer interaction.
Total Recall: How to Have It All
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research In September, pioneering computer-science researcher Gordon Bell and his Microsoft Research colleague Jim Gemmell published Total Recall: How the E-Memory Revolution Will Change Everything, a book that summarizes nearly a decade of an…
Complexity Work: Simply Success
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research When Mark Braverman joined Microsoft Research New England as a postdoctoral researcher in July 2008, both he and the founders of the lab knew the move had the potential to be mutually beneficial.…
Exploding Software-Engineering Myths
By Janie Chang, Writer, Microsoft Research At Microsoft Research, there are computer scientists and mathematicians who live in a world of theory and abstractions. Then there is Nachi Nagappan, who was on loan to the Windows development group for a…
An examination of young people's everyday new media practices—including video-game playing, text-messaging, digital media production, and social media use.
Cryptography Receives Indian Scrutiny
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research You employ cryptographic techniques on a daily basis … don’t you? Sure you do. Every time you type a password into a computer, you are practicing cryptography, using secret information to verify your…
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The Revolutionaries: Radical Thinkers and their World-Changing Ideas – Desney Tan
Tan's research focuses on the melding of man and machine, specifically using the entire human body as an input device.
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Whole Body Computing
Desney Tan's research focuses on the melding of man and machine, specifically using the entire human body as an input device.
In the news | Forbes
The Quest for a Better Keyboard
The award for thinking creatively about keyboard replacement goes to a group of Microsoft researchers that includes Daniel Morris and intern Scott Saponas. It's one of a number of efforts around the country involving muscle sensing.