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In an earlier blog post I wrote that Microsoft was working with pressure sensitive keyboards. Recently the keyboards were sent out to forty international teams to see what solutions they could come up wth. The winners were announced at the ACM UIST Conference
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ETH Zurich in Switzerland and Microsoft Research Cambridge in the UK are exploring how to structure an OS for future multi- and many-core systems. The result of work for the past two years and was released. The teams have released the first snapshot of
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AsmL is the Abstract State Machine Language . The language was developed by the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE) group at Microsoft Research. It is an executable specification language based on the theory of Abstract State Machines . The AsmL
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Kodu is a new visual programming language for Xbox 360 made specifically for creating games. It is designed to be accessible for children and enjoyable for anyone. The programming environment runs on the Xbox, allowing rapid design iteration using only
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Although Surface has just received it’s latest update (for more information, see Surface Gets Update ), you may be interested in what some future generation Surface might look like. There’s no announcement of inclusion of this technology in any particular
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MIX09 will take place soon, in Las Vegas on March 18 th -20 th , with pre-conferences on March 17 th . You will be hearing about the standards-based web, next generation media, data driven design, rich internet applications and the collaboration between
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Sometimes it's valuable to pause for a moment and look at a bigger picture, at ourselves, and how we relate to our callings. Microsoft Research Principal Scientist Bill Buxton offers some tips on how to keep innovating in an article he wrote for Business
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Microsoft technology helps to broadcast the presidential inaugration events using Silverlight and Photosynth. Microsoft Silverlight powers rich application experiences and delivers high quality, interactive video across the Web and mobile devices through
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Dr Dobbs inteviewed Wolfram Schulte of Microsoft Research and discussed ongoing research in developer productivity in a posting, Microsoft Research: Looking for a RiSE in Developer Productivity . Schulte's team is tasked with reinventing all aspects of
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Network World highlights a sneak peek at 10 technologies developed in Microsoft Research. Check out Ten Microsoft Research Projects . The projects include: Surface. The multi-touch table computer. Pictionaire. For business collaboration. Social Streams.
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Microsoft researchers are unveiling a prototype that uses an internal projection and vision system to bring a spherical computer display to life. People can touch the surface with multiple fingers and hands to manipulate photos, play games, spin a virtual
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Microsoft's LaserTouch prototype can inexpensively retrofit any display into a touch screen, giving researchers a platform to experiment with different form factors and develop interesting software. The system has been shown at recent conferences. LaserTouch
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