Cap Harnesses Human Thought to Move PC Cursor
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Before the new finding, many researchers previously assumed that only invasive brain-computer interfaces, in which electrodes are surgically implanted into the brain, could control complex movements.
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By David Templeton, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Sep. 20--Imagine a computer understanding everything you say, regardless  of how fast you speak or the words you use.    And while you're talking to that computer, it's also turning your words  immediately into type.
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Logitech&#39;s new MX Air Mouse is designed to give users that Wii feeling. With a cool, space-age look, the Air Mouse lets users control their multimedia PCs just by moving the mouse around in the air. Combining hand gesture recognition with orange LED lights on the back of the device, users can control most multimedia functions like changing volume, advancing tracks, and fast-forwarding.
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By Peter Svensson  It seems like a great idea: making a computer that's somewhere between the size of a cell phone and a laptop, for people to carry around and surf the Web.
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In learning new software, focus on the concept more than the sequence of keystrokes.
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Human-powered search site morphs into search for mobile users.
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The last time I browsed the selection of desktops in a computer store, I came down with a case of instant deja vu. Each time I'd spot a thoughtful feature on one company's PC -- say, both USB and FireWire ports on the front or a full set of memory-card slots -- I would look at the machine to its right or left and spot the exact same item.
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A mouse that can leap over mountains of pages, or tiptoe through paragraphs line by line.
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Also: Paul Allen project maps the brain. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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Forget the clicker: A new technology in Japan could let you control electronic devices without lifting a finger simply by reading brain activity.
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Alex "Sandy" Pentland is on a quest to make personal computers more personable. The psychologist and computer scientist says he dabbles in most cutting-edge technologies and often arrives at a rather dismal diagnosis -- "irritating," "obnoxious," "not quite right."
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The computer appears to be well on its way toward total entertainment domination in the home.
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Four people were able to control a computer using their thoughts and an electrode-studded &quot;thinking cap,&quot; US researchers reported on Monday.
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Start++, an unofficial add-on to Vista's desktop search that lets users type single-letter shortcuts to speed up Web searches or even launch applications, has been posted online by a Microsoft engineer.
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Company is working on flexible display technologies.
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Touch interface technology has been around a long time, but it may be at a tipping point now. Move over, keyboard and mouse.
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Head-Aimed Remote Viewer (HARV) gives robot drivers a better view.