Microsoft recently showed off a muscle-controlled interface that it was developing with the help of engineers at the University of Washington and the University of Toronto. Now they've teamed up with Carnegie Mellon to develop Skinput; a technology that turns your skin into an input device.
Microsoft describes Skinput as a bio-acoustic sensing technique that allows the body to be used as an input surface. Redmond developed a special armband that is worn on the bicep of the user and senses impact or pressure on the skin. It also measures the acoustic signals created by that impact. Variations in bone density, size and mass as well as the different acoustics created by soft tissues and joints mean different locations are acoustically distinct. Microsoft's software listens for impacts on the skin and classifies each one.
Growing plants might not be an easy task, if you do not know the know-how. Well, hand this little complex task to an automated planter pot called Click and Grow, which will take care everything of growing your plants from watering to fertilizing.
It's the perfect keyboard for surfers who use the PC/Mac and smartphone at the same time.
Web surfers who use the PC and a smartphone at the same time may find Matias' new to be an interesting tool. Taking its design cue from the Asus Eee Keyboard, Matias has created a special place for users to mount their smartphones on a stand between the QWERTY keys and the number pad.
But unlike the Asus Eee Keyboard, this peripheral doesn't offer a built-in touchscreen or processing components. In fact, it's just a keyboard with a slot for a phone.
Microsoft Hardware is introducing three sub-$30 mice in its BlueTrack line of peripherals.
that it has added three new mice to its current BlueTrack Technology-based line of peripherals. The new models will be dirt cheap, costing just under $30, and includes the Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500, Wireless Mouse 2000 and Comfort Mouse 4500.
All three were touted with the ability to «virtually» track on any surface, designed for the mobile consumer who doesn't have the room or patience to carry a mousepad. Supposedly these guys even track on glass.
Now you can turn your console or PC into a racing arcade machine.
Looking for a little something different other than the living room couch to play your favorite Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 racing games? What about that stupid, worn-out chair that numbs your butt-cheeks while you're playing Need for Speed SHIFT on the PC? It's time for that piece of junk to go, and GamePOD may have just what you need to give those games a little extra dose of adrenaline.
Called the , the company is bringing the excitement of an arcade straight to your pad. Available in red, blue, or black, the gaming seat features a «solid and robust» laser cut steel frame, and a genuine «FIA Approved» race seat. The GT2 is also compatible with the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the PC, and all the associated racing wheels.
There are quite a number of watch phones in the market, as most of us these days are more used to using our cellphones to tell time than using a watch. So, it is a better idea to have phone and watch combined in one and stay on your wrist for better conveniences of making calls and reading time.