Study demonstrates mind control of computer screen images
Posted by admin in Computers, Electronics, Robots, Science on 01. Nov, 2010 | 0 Comments
A dozen subjects with their brains wired up to a computer interface have succeeded in manipulating onscreen images using only the power of thought Using just the power of thought to control onscreen computer activity, subjects in a recent study led by neurosurgery professor Itzhak Fried, M.D., Ph.D have managed to choose to bring one [...]
Computers could identify people by their ears
Posted by admin in Computers on 13. Oct, 2010 | 0 Comments
Southampton’s image ray transform is able to locate and extract ears in images of peoples’ heads If you’ve watched any spy movies, then you’ll know that biometric security systems can recognize individuals based on physiological traits such as their fingerprints, handprints, faces and irises. Well, you may soon be able to add “ears” to that [...]
Emo Computer Using New Algorithm Finds Aesop’s Fables Strangely Moving
Posted by admin in Computers, Robots on 25. Sep, 2010 | 0 Comments
A Parade of Emo Macs An Australian researcher has built algorithms that let computers experience free thinking and emotion, allowing them to respond to simple moral lessons found in Aesop’s Fables. Upon freely associating a trifecta of stories involving birds — “The Thirsty Pigeon,” “The Cat and the Cock” and “The Wolf and the [...]
Sorry, parents – video games are good for the mind
Posted by admin in Computers on 17. Sep, 2010 | 0 Comments
For some time now, it’s been one of those “well-known facts” that playing video games increases one’s hand-eye coordination… much to the consternation of parents and spouses trying to convince family members that their obsessive gaming has no redeeming value. Now, research conducted at the University of Rochester indicates that playing action video games also [...]
Dattoos would be the ultimate user/machine interface
Posted by admin in Future on 05. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
Dattoos would be printed onto the user’s skin, and would identify the user via their DNA Five years ago, Frog Design founder Hartmut Esslinger envisioned a technology that “could influence notions of community, identity, and connectivity with minimal impact on the physical environment.” Using an online design portal, users would select and try out a [...]
