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Reactable, a tangible, multi-user electronic musical instrument

February 4, 2004

Reactable | The Reactable is a new electronic musical instrument which enables musicians to experiment with sound, change its structure, control its parameters and be creative in a direct and refreshing way. The instrument uses a “tangible interface,” where the musician controls the system by manipulating tangible objects.

The instrument is based on a translucent and luminous round table. By putting pucks on the Reactable surface, turning them… read more

Video Source: Universitat Pompeu Fabra

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Topics: Entertainment/New Media

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Nuance hosts ‘The Amazing Race’ — text messaging and speech recognition competition, pits man against machine

October 24, 2006

Medialink & Nuance | Nuance Communications, Inc., provider of speech and imaging solutions, hosts the “The Amazing Race: Mobile Text Messaging,” a challenge to determine the fastest and most accurate way to send text messages and email using mobile devices. In a classic match-up of man vs. machine, the Amazing Race pits the most proficient 3-key and T-9 typists, including the world champion of text messaging, against Nuance Mobile Dictation,… read more

Video Source: Medialink / Nuance

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Topics: AI/Robotics | Computers/Infotech/UI | Internet/Telecom

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Kevin Kelly on how technology evolves

November 1, 2006

TED | Tech enthusiast Kevin Kelly asks “What does technology want?” and discovers that its movement toward ubiquity and complexity is much like the evolution of life. Kevin Kelly has been publisher of the Whole Earth Review, exec editor at Wired, founder of visionary nonprofits, and writer on biology and business and “cool tools.” He’s admired for his new perspectives on technology and its relevance to history, biology and religion.

Video Source: TED

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TED | Kevin Kelly: digital visionary

Topics: Social/Ethical/Legal

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Mind Camp 3.0 | Singularity discussion with Alex Barnett inspired by Ray Kurzweil

November 22, 2006

Session by Alex Barnett at Mind Camp 3.0, inspired by Ray Kurzweil’s concept of the Singularity.

Video Source: Bryan Zug on Blip.tv

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Alex Barnett Blog | post on Mind Camp 3.0 Singularity Session

Topics: Singularity/Futures

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SIGGRAPH 2007 demo of EON Reality’s user interface

August 15, 2007

Interactive user interface from EON Reality. “EON Reality, Inc. is the world’s leading Interactive 3D Virtual Meeting Software provider for business and education based on virtual reality technology. It’s powerful break through interactive 3D collaborative technology enables users to experience more by revolutionizing the way companies leverage their digital assets and communicate.”

Video Source: Eon Reality, Inc.

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Eon Reality, Inc.
ACM SIGGRAPH

Topics: Computers/Infotech/UI | Social Networking/Web | VR/Augmented Reality/Computer Graphics

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Robotic exoskeleton turns grunts into super soldiers

November 19, 2007

Video Source: KSL Channel 5 — NBC

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Sarcos Exoskeletons and Robotics

Topics: AI/Robotics | Human Enhancement | Survival/Defense

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Sony Rolly demo 2007

January 1, 2008

WIKIPEDIA | Rolly was an egg-shaped digital robotic music player made by Sony, combining music functions with robotic dancing. It had several motors that allowed it to rotate and spin, as well as two bands of LED lights running around its edge and cup-like “wings” (or “arms” according to the Sony sonystyle USA website) which can open and close on either end, all of which could be synchronized to the… read more

Video Source: Diginfo News

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Sony's Rolly webpage

Topics: AI/Robotics | Entertainment/New Media

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Scientists grow new heart

January 13, 2008

Scientists at the University of Minnesota experimenting with tissue engineering having created a working rat heart by using heart cells from newborn rats.

Video Source: Associated Press

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University of Minnesota News: “Researchers create a new heart in the lab”

Topics: Biomed/Longevity | Biotech

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Entertainment Technology Center at USC School of Cinematics

March 24, 2008

The Entertainment Technology Center at the University of Southern California [ETC-USC] is an Organized Research Unitwithin the School of Cinematic Arts. Its mission is to study entertainment technology developments that are critical to the creative community; production companies; content owners, distributors and exhibitors; and technology companies.
ETC-USC’s sponsors include the School of Cinematic Arts; Hollywood’s major studios: NBC-Universal, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox, Viacom/Paramount Studios, The Walt Disney Company… read more

Video Source: Entertainment Technology Center at USC

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Entertainment Technology Center at USC website

Topics: Entertainment/New Media | Innovation/Entrepreneurship

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Nokia “Morph” nanotechnology concept phone

March 31, 2008

YOUTUBE POSTER | Morph is a concept demonstrating some of the possibilities nanotechnologies might enable in future communication devices. Morph can sense its environment, is energy harvesting and self cleaning. Morph is a flexible two-piece device that can adapt its shape to different use modes. Nanotechnology enables it to have adaptive materials yet rigid forms on demand. It was featured in the MoMA exhibition “Design and the Elastic Mind” (highlights… read more

Video Source: Nokia

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Cambridge Nanoscience Centre
MoMA's Design and the Elastic Mind exhibit
Nokia Research Center

Topics: Electronics | Internet/Telecom | Nanotech/Materials Science

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Bicycles of tomorrow

April 1, 2008

YOUTUBE | Shimano, best known for bike parts, developed a new concept to attract non bikers. It added coaster brakes and a computer that shifts gears automatically. Matt Robertson, with Shimano, explains how the new Coaster gear shift works. Shimano’s Coaster concept, with a computer for automatic gear shifting, was integrated into Trek’s new Lime bicycle. The Lime includes extra storage under the seat, hidden gears and coaster brakes.

Video Source: The Orange County Register

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The OC Register | "Shimano peddles new bike"

Topics: AI/Robotics | Computers/Infotech/UI | Electronics | Human Enhancement

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Bringing space down to earth

April 10, 2008

European Commission | Space is a strategic asset for Europe. The European Commission’s Space Research and Development activities are coordinated within the framework of the overall European Space Policy, complementing the efforts of Member States and of other key players, including the European Space Agency.

The Space Theme of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) is implemented with the objective to support… read more

Video Source: EUTube

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European space policy
European initiative for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)
Galileo: Europe's state-of-the-art global satellite navigation system

Topics: Internet/Telecom | Space

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Open innovation & Nokia philosophy, Dr. Bob Iannucci, CTO of Nokia and Head of Nokia Research Center

June 1, 2008

Recorded on May 13, 2008 in Espoo, Finland, at the Micronova Centre for Micro and Nanotechnology.

Video Source: Vimeo / Micronova

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PDF about the Open Innovation event
Nokia Research

Topics: Electronics | Innovation/Entrepreneurship | Internet/Telecom

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GE Healthcare: engineers molecularly alter garnet to convert X-rays into light

June 5, 2008

GE | Building upong the natural properies of garnet gemstone, scientists at GE have created a new material, making the world’s first HDCT possible.

At the heart of Gemstone Spectral Imaging is the first new detector material in 20 years; one that is, quite literally, a gem. GE engineers discovered that, by changing the molecular structure of real garnets, they could develop a scintillator capable of delivering images 100… read more

Video Source: GE Healthcare

Related:
GE Healthcare's Gemstone Detector
GE Healthcare's Gemstone Spectral Imaging

Topics: Biomed/Longevity | Computers/Infotech/UI | Electronics

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Tissue engineering – building body parts

June 26, 2008

Video Source: VCU Life Sciences

Topics: Biomed/Longevity | Biotech

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