Contents tagged with Cool
Windows 7 Powered Turntables
NOTE: This post was originally published on June 1, but due to a database error. It was lost. I’m am reposting it for posterity (and it’s pretty cool technology). It used to be that all you needed was two turntables and a microphone, but now you get all that old school DJ’ing goodness onto one …
TechFair 2011 DC
Today, I was at the Microsoft Office in DC for TechFair 2011, which showcases some of the work being done at Microsoft Research. By far, the coolest demo was the Worldwide Telescope and what the team has done in regards to visualizing earthquake sensor data. The hope is by improving visualization of …
NUI in the Public Sector Concept Video
The Department of Homeland Security and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory teamed up to produce this concept video which showcases the use of NUI in a disaster response scenario. Interestingly enough, most of the technology is commercially available now and relatively affordable. The only …
Snowboard PC?!
Q: What happens when a geek has an old snowboard and an older desktop lying around? A: a very cool case mod. View this video as a WMV [found via Microsoft Showcase] document.write("");
Building Down with the Earthscraper
I thought Manhattan was crowded: Mexico City has three times the population and an ordinance that limits building to eight stories. Some architects have come up with a creative work around: build down. [found via AllTop]
Microsoft Research Augmented Projectors
Here’s a very cool video from Microsoft Research showing off some amazing augmented reality technology. A project titled Augmented Projectors shows the potential to augment environments with digital graphics – this becomes particularly interesting when the projector has an awareness of the …
Disney Plus Halloween Equals Epic Cool
I know Thanksgiving is next week here in the US, but these Halloween Jack-O-Lanterns the staff at one Disney hotel made are too good not to share. The on that caught my initially was the TIE Fighter pumpkin. The rest of the contest entries are just as creative: The pirate ship entry (Captain …
Hotel Room of the Future
Microsoft has teamed up with Novotel to create a concept of “the hotel room of the future.” Sounds like a good excuse to go back to Paris. Tech giant Microsoft has teamed up with Novotel to unveil the ‘hotel room of the future’ equipped with the latest technology and gadgets. Room 3120 at the …
First 1 Trillion Frames Per Second Camera
The MIT Media Lab has developed the world’s first camera capable of capturing one trillion frames per second. Yes, you read that right: one trillion fps, a speed that allows the camera to track light particles as they move through the air. Now that’s fast. Just watch the video. [found via …
A VIC-20 in Your Browser
Just when you thought I had my weekly quota of nostalgia over the C64’s 30th birthday, I stumbled across this: an in-browser VIC20 Emulator. [found via Scott Hanselman’s Twitter feed]
Higgs Boson Particle Explained in Comic Book Form
This is too cool not to share: PhD Comics explains the Higgs-Boson particle via a comic book. [found via Flowing Data]
Seeing around Corners in Ten Billionths of a Second
In this video from TED, Ramesh Raskar demonstrates his research: a camera that can shoot 10 billion frames per second. Think about that for a second – it’s a speed to fast, you can observe light in motion. Watch the video, especially the part around 4:59 where that scene in Blade Runner seems a …
Making of the Surface Commercial
Here’s a look at the behind the scenes work to the Surface Movement commercial.
Creating Your Own Weather Forecast
Not satisfied with the weather your local news stations provide? Think you can do better or just want another opinion? Then check out http://weatherservice.cloudapp.net, which uses the power of Azure to compute weather forecasts. Right now, the process can take up to eight hours, but once the …
Where No Probe Has Gone Before
Voyager 1 has hit a new and unexpected region of space as it leaves the Solar System and heads into interstellar space. From the article: Scientists refer to this new region as a magnetic highway for charged particles because our sun's magnetic field lines are connected to interstellar magnetic …
Juggling Robot Courtesy of Kinect
Researchers in Pittsburg, working on behalf of Disney, have created a robot that can play catch and even juggle. It’s time for me to start building robots.
Warp Drive in the Works
Scientists at NASA are working on a warp drive that can bend space in such a way to propel a ship up faster than the speed of light: ten times the speed of light! Moreover, this technology is not as far off as you’d think. From the article, "Perhaps a Star Trek experience within our lifetime is …