Productivity Future Vision (2011)

Watch how future technology will help people make better use of their time, focus their attention, and strengthen relationships while getting things done at work, home, and on the go. (Release: 2011)

Tour Microsoft's Home of the Future

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A walk through Microsoft's Home of the Future.

Air Swimmers

Just when you thought it was safe to get out of the water ...
Incredible remote controlled flying fish emerge from the world of awesome! 

Russian Netbook Designs

Russian Netbook Gzhel Design. iru.ru

Russian Netbook Khokhloma Design. iru.ru 

Word Lens instantly translates printed words using video camera on iPhone (video)

Word Lens can instantly translate printed words from one language to another using the video camera on iPhone. No network delay, no roaming fees, and no reception problems.

Word Lens is a dictionary -- evolved. It looks up words, and shows them in context. Word Lens can be used on vacations to translate restaurant menus, street signs, and other things that have clearly printed words.

Word Lens has its limits. Sometimes the translation will have mistakes, and may be hard to understand, but it usually gets the point across. If a translation fails, there is a way to manually look up words by typing them in. Word Lens does not read very stylized fonts, handwriting, or cursive. 


Languages currently available using in-app purchase:
- Spanish to English
- English to Spanish
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Table Connect for iPhone

A large touchscreen table that enables you to control everything just like on the phone, only much larger!
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Robot Nurse

A bit scary, isn't it?
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Cybertecture Mirror: a reflective window into a digital life

The Cybertecture Mirror is more than just an elegant mirror for everyday use. At the touch of a button, it comes to life right in front of your eyes. The reflective surface displays information and content through feeds that stream onto the mirror surface from the worldwide web.

(Hong Kong, 11 October 2010)

Kerry Properties Limited (HKEx: 683) and James Law Cybertecture International team up for the first time to bring the leading-edge Cybertecture Mirror to SOHO 38, Hong Kong's hippest living space.

A New Twitter

  

Twitter introduces a new, re-engineered Twitter.com that provides an easier, faster, and richer experience.

On the site, you’ll see the familiar timeline, yet underneath each Tweet is a handful of information, deeper context and even embedded media. Simply click on an individual Tweet and a details pane slides out on the right and reveals this content. 

You can find out more about the enhancements on this information page. Here are some highlights:

• New design. The site has a cleaner timeline and a rich details pane that instantly adds more impact to individual Tweets while still maintaining the simplicity of the timeline. And, experience infinite scroll -- you no longer have to click “more” to view additional Tweets.
• Media. Now, it’s easy to see embedded photos and videos directly on Twitter, thanks to partnerships with DailyBooth, deviantART, Etsy, Flickr, Justin.TV, Kickstarter, Kiva, Photozou, Plixi, Twitgoo, TwitPic, TwitVid, USTREAM, Vimeo, yfrog, and YouTube.
• Related content. When you click a Tweet, the details pane shows additional information related to the author or subject. Depending on the Tweet’s content, you may see: replies, other Tweets by that user, a map of where a geotagged Tweet was sent from, and more.
• Mini profiles. Click a username to see a mini profile without navigating from the page, which provides quick access to account information, including bio and recent Tweets.

These changes will roll out as a preview over the next several weeks starting with a very small percentage of registered accounts tonight. During the preview, you'll be able to switch back and forth so you have time to grow accustomed to the way things work. Eventually, everyone will have the updated version of Twitter.com.

via blog.twitter.com

What do your favorite sites sound like?

CodeOrgan is a Flash app that turns any web page into music.

It analyses the text in the body of the supplied URL and follows an algorithm to render that site into a musical composition. It chooses a drum pattern, synth style and key based on the contents of the page, and plays back the associated music via the “Play this website” button.

After analyzing your URL, you have the option of sharing your results on Facebook and Twitter. The creators, UK-based ad agency DLKW, also report being busy working on an embeddable version of CodeOrgan as well.

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