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Call: ISWC 2012 – Sixteenth Annual International Symposium on Wearable Computers

ISWC 2012 – the sixteenth annual International Symposium on Wearable Computers
Newcastle, UK
June 18-22, 2012

Submission Deadline: March 25, 2012 at 23:59 PDT

ISWC 2012, the sixteenth annual International Symposium on Wearable Computers, is the premier forum for wearable computing and issues related to on-body and worn mobile technologies. ISWC 2012 will bring together researchers, product vendors, fashion designers, textile manufacturers, users, and related professionals to share information and advances in wearable computing.

Juried Exhibition

ISWC 2012’s Juried Design Exhibition invites submissions of original works of wearable technology and/or novel applications for new audiences using existing technologies. Submissions may comprise any type of wearable technology (electronic, mechanical, textile and garment-based, etc), Designers are encouraged to submit works that are both practical and usable in terms of the technology and the user interface as well as being of aesthetic merit.… read more. “Call: ISWC 2012 – Sixteenth Annual International Symposium on Wearable Computers”

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Google: Technology is making science fiction real

[From AP via 3News; more information and a video of Eric Schmidt’s keynote are available at VentureBeat]

Google: Technology is making science fiction real

Wed, 29 Feb 2012
By Alan Clendenning

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt has predicted that rapid advances in technology will soon transform science fiction into reality – meaning people will have driverless cars, small robots at their command and the ability to experience being in another place without leaving home.

Schmidt said the introduction of books available online, internet translation of languages and voice recognition for computers all happened much faster than anyone envisioned and that technological research into even more previously unheard of advances is progressing at a fast clip.

“People who predict that holograms and self-driving cars will become reality soon are absolutely right,” Schmidt told thousands of attendees at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the planet’s largest cell phone trade show.… read more. “Google: Technology is making science fiction real”

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Call: 11th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2012)

Call for Industry Track Papers, Demos, Posters, and Doctoral Consortium submissions
11th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2012)

December 10-13, 2012 in Essen, Germany
www.mum2012.org

Organized by University of Duisburg-Essen

MUM 2012, the 11th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, will be held on December 10-13, 2012 at the University of Duisburg-Essen, in Essen, Germany.

Import Dates:
August 31, 2012 (23:59 EST):  Industry track paper submission deadline
September 14, 2012 (23:59 EST):  Demo, poster, and doctoral consortium submission deadline
October 12, 2012:  Notification of acceptance for industry track papers and demo, poster and doctoral consortium submissions
December 10-13, 2012:  Conference dates

MUM is a distinguished forum for advances in research and technologies that drive innovation in mobile and multimedia systems, applications, and services. At MUM academics and practitioners gather to discuss challenges and achievements from diverse perspectives, in a single track conference format.… read more. “Call: 11th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2012)”

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Microsoft demos three new whiz-bang technologies it’s working on

[From PhysOrg, where the story includes three videos]

Microsoft demos three new whiz-bang technologies it’s working on (w/ video)

February 29, 2012 by Bob Yirka

(PhysOrg.com) — Microsoft isn’t really known for giving the world at large much of a clue regarding what it’s working on regarding future products (other than Windows) thus it came as rather a surprise when the head of its research and strategy group, Craig Mundie, gave a presentation at TechForum recently, showing off three new technology products the company has in the works.… read more. “Microsoft demos three new whiz-bang technologies it’s working on”

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