Comments on: Microsoft shows off prototype next-generation office wall http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090927/microsoft-shows-off-prototype-next-generation-office-wall/ All the stuff about Microsoft and technology you haven't read anywhere else. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:09:18 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Xerox PARC, Apple, and Dead Newspapers « Opinionated http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090927/microsoft-shows-off-prototype-next-generation-office-wall/#comment-113904 Xerox PARC, Apple, and Dead Newspapers « Opinionated Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:22 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3882#comment-113904 [...] Pre, Blackberry, Android), and we’re starting to see the promise of blackboards with Surface and wall-mounted [...] [...] Pre, Blackberry, Android), and we’re starting to see the promise of blackboards with Surface and wall-mounted [...]

]]> By: 老陈 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090927/microsoft-shows-off-prototype-next-generation-office-wall/#comment-111240 老陈 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:39:03 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3882#comment-111240 太牛了。 太牛了。

]]> By: nintendo ds r4 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090927/microsoft-shows-off-prototype-next-generation-office-wall/#comment-110579 nintendo ds r4 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:10:50 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3882#comment-110579 Hi guy's, Microsoft R&D has done stuff that is already released, and they work on things that vary from being a few years away to being decades away. This would be an example of something that’s a little further down the pipe, but what they envision the synergy or technologies producing. Hi guy’s,
Microsoft R&D has done stuff that is already released, and they work on things that vary from being a few years away to being decades away. This would be an example of something that’s a little further down the pipe, but what they envision the synergy or technologies producing.

]]> By: n4cer http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090927/microsoft-shows-off-prototype-next-generation-office-wall/#comment-104350 n4cer Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:16:51 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3882#comment-104350 "And why are they doing this? It’s not like they have the AI technology or the will to make this a reality any time soon." It's an area of active research. At TechFest recently, they showed an implementation of similar technology as a digital receptionist. http://msstudios.vo.llnwd.net/o21/presspass/zune/Receptionist_Demo_Short_Zune.wmv http://community.research.microsoft.com/blogs/techfestlive/archive/2009/02/25/the-virtual-receptionist.aspx “And why are they doing this? It’s not like they have the AI technology or the will to make this a reality any time soon.”

It’s an area of active research.
At TechFest recently, they showed an implementation of similar technology as a digital receptionist.

http://msstudios.vo.llnwd.net/o21/presspass/zune/Receptionist_Demo_Sho rt_Zune.wmv
http://community.research.microsoft.com/blogs/techfestlive/archive/200 9/02/25/the-virtual-receptionist.aspx

]]> By: Ariel http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090927/microsoft-shows-off-prototype-next-generation-office-wall/#comment-104218 Ariel Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:09:21 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3882#comment-104218 Why didn't Microsoft use a computerized voice for Dag? It would sound better than this creepy, tinny, pre-recorded voice. And why are they doing this? It's not like they have the AI technology or the will to make this a reality any time soon. Why didn’t Microsoft use a computerized voice for Dag? It would sound better than this creepy, tinny, pre-recorded voice.

And why are they doing this? It’s not like they have the AI technology or the will to make this a reality any time soon.

]]> By: n4cer http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090927/microsoft-shows-off-prototype-next-generation-office-wall/#comment-102824 n4cer Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:40:48 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3882#comment-102824 A lot of the user-centric computing in this demo reminds me of the Easy Living MSR project from years ago. It's nice to see that Natal-based technologies (and others) may make Easy Living (or some aspects of it in the short term) easier to implement for general consumers. Easy Living http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=68393 For those interested, there's an MPEG-1 video of an Easy Living demo on the page of one of the project's researchers: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/jckrumm/old%20(2001)/professional.htm#EasyLiving A lot of the user-centric computing in this demo reminds me of the Easy Living MSR project from years ago. It’s nice to see that Natal-based technologies (and others) may make Easy Living (or some aspects of it in the short term) easier to implement for general consumers.

Easy Living
http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=68393

For those interested, there’s an MPEG-1 video of an Easy Living demo on the page of one of the project’s researchers:
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/jckrumm/old%20(2001)/pro fessional.htm#EasyLiving

]]> By: Vaya pasada el nuevo sistema de Microsoft!! « Tecnologies http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090927/microsoft-shows-off-prototype-next-generation-office-wall/#comment-100894 Vaya pasada el nuevo sistema de Microsoft!! « Tecnologies Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:29:08 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3882#comment-100894 [...] Dejo el enlace por que no me deja poner el video >.< http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090927/microsoft-shows-off-prototype-next-generation-office-wall/ [...] [...] Dejo el enlace por que no me deja poner el video >.< http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090927/microsoft-shows-off-prototyp e-next-generation-office-wall/ [...]

]]> By: Erik J. Durwood II http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090927/microsoft-shows-off-prototype-next-generation-office-wall/#comment-100601 Erik J. Durwood II Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:38:48 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3882#comment-100601 And to think, this is the stuff that's shown-off! Truth-be-told. These kinds of expos are done to show that Microsoft is doing SOMETHING. If Microsoft didn't put together something shiny and awe-inspiring to show off at events, we'd pass Microsoft off as a ho-hum company that tries to milk their bottom-line dry. Fact is, there are incredible technologies in labs right now that we won't see for many years because they can't be "shown off" in a publicly tangible way quite yet. A friend of mine works at a development firm here in Seattle and he showed off a device that made a dot of white light appear where five laser beams crossed. Another guy in the room said "what good is that? Whoopee! A dot of light!" But we knew that this could be the technology that could evolve to full 3D "random space" holography. No more enclosures or "mists" to project on and in. Good ol' "stick-your-hand-through" holography. It's obvious this presentation was made by designers and not by coders. So while the coders are hard at work making this stuff a reality, us designers will be crystallizing the vision to make it human-usable and visually stunning. Some great things are on the way. And to think, this is the stuff that’s shown-off!

Truth-be-told. These kinds of expos are done to show that Microsoft is doing SOMETHING. If Microsoft didn’t put together something shiny and awe-inspiring to show off at events, we’d pass Microsoft off as a ho-hum company that tries to milk their bottom-line dry. Fact is, there are incredible technologies in labs right now that we won’t see for many years because they can’t be “shown off” in a publicly tangible way quite yet.

A friend of mine works at a development firm here in Seattle and he showed off a device that made a dot of white light appear where five laser beams crossed. Another guy in the room said “what good is that? Whoopee! A dot of light!” But we knew that this could be the technology that could evolve to full 3D “random space” holography. No more enclosures or “mists” to project on and in. Good ol’ “stick-your-hand-through” holography.

It’s obvious this presentation was made by designers and not by coders. So while the coders are hard at work making this stuff a reality, us designers will be crystallizing the vision to make it human-usable and visually stunning.

Some great things are on the way.

]]> By: | metbuzz.com | Microsoft next-gen Office Wall – Prototype Demo | http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090927/microsoft-shows-off-prototype-next-generation-office-wall/#comment-100333 | metbuzz.com | Microsoft next-gen Office Wall – Prototype Demo | Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:02:23 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3882#comment-100333 [...] This demo was presented by Yusuf Mehdi, SVP, Microsoft Online Audience Business, at the Interactive Advertising Bureau MIXX 2009 conference assumes the scenario of an architect designing a pond, uses this computer to plan, simulate and collaborate with others in designing the pond, noted: [...] [...] This demo was presented by Yusuf Mehdi, SVP, Microsoft Online Audience Business, at the Interactive Advertising Bureau MIXX 2009 conference assumes the scenario of an architect designing a pond, uses this computer to plan, simulate and collaborate with others in designing the pond, noted: [...]

]]> By: sung lee http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090927/microsoft-shows-off-prototype-next-generation-office-wall/#comment-100227 sung lee Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:52:58 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3882#comment-100227 wow, i love it .....................it's amazing... yeah wow, i love it …………………it’s amazing… yeah

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