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Month: April 2012

  • Call: Materials and Sensations 2012

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    Materials and Sensations 2012 MS 2012 is the third meeting of the “Materials and Sensations” series, for researchers and engineers from a variety of disciplines interested in the role of physical, chemical, mechanical properties of materials in the elicitation of sensations and emotions. It aims to stimulate research on appearance-based engineering of materials, and to promote discussion and collaboration between scientists from industry and academia. Visual, tactile and non-cosmetic olfactory properties will be given special attention, but the field of auditory properties shall also be considered. Through modelling issues, special attention will be given to comparison or mixing of real…

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  • Flutter: Simple gesture control for computer apps

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    [From MIT’s Technology Review, where the story includes an audio version] [Image: Flutter lets you play or pause music in iTunes or Spotify by holding up an open palm.] Hold Your Hand Up to Play Some Music Via an ordinary webcam, a startup puts simple gestural control in the palm of your hand. Tuesday, April 3, 2012 By Rachel Metz When Navneet Dalal listens to music on his computer, he doesn’t want any keyboard taps or mouse-button clicks to interrupt the experience. He’d rather just hold up an open palm to play or pause the tunes. Dalal is cofounder of…

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  • Call: 15th International Conference on Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems (PRIMA 2012)

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    CALL FOR PAPERS PRIMA 2012 The 15th International Conference on Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia September 3-7, 2012 http://www.prima2012.org Co-located with PRICAI 2012, DC 2012 and PKAW 2012 Important Dates Workshop proposals:  December 15, 2011 Papers/Tutorial proposals:  April 10, 2012 Author notification:  May 28, 2012 Camera-ready papers:  June 15, 2012 Workshops and Tutorials:  September 3-4, 2012 Conference:  September 5-7, 2012 Agent computing is an exciting, transformational approach to developing computer systems that can rapidly and reliably solve real- world problems that usually demand human knowledge and expertise. The value, power and flexibility of agent and multi-agent…

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  • ProtoSphere: Engaging global communication and collaboration via avatars

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    [From MedCity News, where the story includes a 2:10 minute video] Welcome to the Matrix: Using virtual reality to develop global clinical trials 3.26.12 | Stephanie Baum In a bid to address the reality of global clinical trials among life science companies, one business has developed software to facilitate business collaboration meetings taking place between multiple parties in different locations and continents using … wait for it: avatars. Ron Burns, the CEO of ProtonMedia, said its ProtoSphere world logically addresses the challenge of simultaneous global communication. Burns told MedCity News: “Our companies relate to the room environment the most.…

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  • Call: The Internet of Things: The Next Technological Revolution (IEEE Computer special issue)

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    CALL FOR PAPERS IEEE Computer special issue: The Internet of Things: The Next Technological Revolution Final submissions due: 1 July 2012 Acceptance notification: 15 August 2012 Final papers due: 15 October 2012 Publication date: February 2013 http://www.computer.org/portal/web/computingnow/cocfp2 IEEE Computer seeks submissions for a February 2013 special issue on the Internet of Things. The IoT promises to be the most disruptive technological revolution since the advent of the World Wide Web. Projections indicate that up to 100 billion uniquely identifiable objects will be connected to the Internet by 2020, but human understanding of the underlying technologies has not kept pace. This…

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  • Shapeways Siri contest: iPhone 4S virtual assistant brought to life through design

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    [From The Huffington Post, where the story includes more images] [Image: One of the winners of the Shapeway contest, this amazing design, courtesy of SaGa Design, is essentially an iPhone casing that forces you to interact with the usually intangible Siri.] Shapeways Siri Contest: iPhone 4S Virtual Assistant Brought To Life Through Design (PICTURES) The Huffington Post  Courteney Palis  Posted: 02/29/2012 Ever since the iPhone 4S was released back in October, the device’s voice-controlled virtual assistant app has captured the attention of users and non-users alike. By now, we’ve grown accustomed to Siri and her pleasant monotone, always at our…

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