If people can talk about Web2.0 and Where2.0, then why not When2.0? When is definitely important. Time is arguably the most valuable resource we have. We can produce everything else, well almost everything, but can not produce extra time. Since we have only limited time and conflicting demands on our time, we as a society [...]
Microsoft announced that it will strngthen its search for better search: The MSR Asia STC will focus on leveraging data mining, machine learning and knowledge discovery techniques to drive information analysis, organization, retrieval and visualization. Search technologies and innovations already created by Microsoft Research include multimedia, mobile and vertical search. A number of new technologies [...]
We all hear about Virtual Reality. Virtual reality is used to provide an experience of “being there.� Virtual reality systems fabricate a detailed model of an environment and render it in response to user actions. In video games, for example, the environment is modeled by the system, and the user interacts with the modeled environment [...]
Home video is becoming popular medium to capture important moments. The notion of ‘Kodak Moment’ is changing from capturing an experience of a ‘moment’ to really of an ‘interval’. By capturing short videos one can capture the dynamics better and that allows, in most cases, capturing emotions better. With ease of capture, display on screens, [...]
“Internet search engines are still in a terrible state compared to where they could be.” I am definitely very happy to hear these words from Bill Gates. He further added: “This is a situation that we hope will change for the better in the next six months. We are working on it, as are other [...]