A couple of interesting videos I came across recently.
The first is a promo video for CATIA V6 posted in August 2009
The next one demonstrates conceptual modelling using CATIA Live Shape posted in January 2009.
Tagged: CATIAv6, Live Shape
If you come out with a new product should it always contain the word Cloud?
Microsoft have described a technology called the “Cloud Mouse” at their recent TechFest 2010, demonstrating a novel hardware and interaction design that illustrates the properties of a general-purpose user interface for cloud computing. Eh?
The scenario the team envisions is one in which data is presented through handheld projectors or augmented eyeglasses, or displayed across multiple surface displays as 3-D visualizations. In terms of hardware, the Cloud Mouse is the key to this interactive experience. When a user moves the Cloud Mouse through these data visualizations, differentiated sensory outputs such as vibrations or sound will alert users to locations where they can they can retrieve or view information, post or store information, or steer closer toward a target.
Basic Operation
Well I hope that’s clear.
Whatever the mode of display, the Cloud Mouse is designed for virtual content and enables interaction with 360 degrees of movement, spatial depth, proximity, and geometric relationships between objects. In one demo scenario, the user views a photo as though standing inside the picture with the ability to view 360 degrees, make the mouse point up and down, and move deeper into the picture.
“The Cloud Mouse achieves a number of goals,” Harper says. “It allows the user to navigate across multiple screens with great precision. It’s tactile and feels natural to use. You can drag and drop by grasping it. You can use it to point directly at objects in the cloud space or drag and drop objects across different screens. We want users to feel as though they are right inside in the cloud space.”
So it’s a pointing device thingy that you can squeeze then. I think I still prefer the Wii Nunchuck though…
Read all about the cloud mouse at
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/030419-clientcloud.aspx
Tagged: Cloud Mouse, Techfest 2010
Dr Peter Hall ( http://www.cs.bath.ac.uk/~pmh/start/home.html) and Chris Li from the Department of Computer Science (http://www.bath.ac.uk/comp-sci/) at the University of Bath in the UK have developed a system that enables the generation of lifelike animations of trees from real video footage.
Read the Press release at
http://www.bath.ac.uk/news/2010/01/25/cgi-trees/
and more details of the research work at
http://www.cs.bath.ac.uk/~pmh/Research/Animated_Foliage.html
Tagged: Animated Foliage, Bath University, Chris Li, Peter Hall
From his Address at the Stanford University 114th Commencement on 12 June 2005, Steve Jobs CEO and original co-founder of Apple Computer and Pixar Animation Studios urges us to pursue our dreams and to see the opportunites in life’s setbacks.
There is a transcript of the address available from Stanford University at:
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html
Tagged: Steve Jobs
PhoneGap is an open source development framework for creating mobile applications using HTML and JavaScript.
As simple as HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Software development is hard work. Device integration should be simple so you can focus on the application you are building instead of authoring complex compatibility layers. PhoneGap aims to solve device integration by web enabling devices native functionality with open standards.
It enables you to build mobile applications for a number of devices while still taking advantage of the core features available in the iPhone, Android, Palm, Symbian and Blackberry SDKs.
There is a “Wiki” of information available at:
and a Getting Started tutorial for the iPhone at:
http://wiki.phonegap.com/Getting+Started+with+PhoneGap+%28iPhone%29
PhoneGap can be downloaded from
http://www.phonegap.com/download
where you can also obtain a device simulator application.
A talk by Blaise Aguera y Arcas at the recent TED 2010 showed some new augmented reality mapping technology from Microsoft.
Blaise Aguera y Arcas is an architect at Microsoft Live Labs, architect of Seadragon, and the co-creator of Photosynth, a monumental piece of software capable of assembling static photos into a synergy of zoomable, navigatable spaces.
Tagged: AR, Augmented Reality, Bing Maps, Microsoft Labs, Photos, TED, TED 2010
Here’s a blog worth following if you want to watch what may be on the horizon from Apple …
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/
The most recent articles include:
New Media Player Armband Revealed for Attachable Accessories
Will Liquid Cooling be Coming to the iMac?
Apple Design Wins: Animation GUI for iPhone & LED Cinema Display
Apple Granted a Huge Patent Win for 3D Virtual Apple Store
Tagged: 3D Virtual Store, GUI, iPhone
Just wave your hand to access music, web, your family and friends on the Gesture Cube.
The Gesture Cube uses 3D spacial movement tracking using underlying GestIC® technology to detect the approach and movement of your hand.
GestIC® electric field sensing technology makes 3D spatial hand or finger movement tracking possible. GestIC® detects movements and distances in 3D space and provides the technical backbone for Gesture Cube’s 3D user interface.
Gesture Cube is a joint development by three partnering companies: IDENT Technology AG delivered the underlying touch-free GestIC® technology used in Gesture Cube. User interface studio ZINOSIGN® designed Gesture Cube’s user interface and website. Design company LUNAR Europe created the overall product design.
Find out all the details at:
Tagged: Electric Field, Gesture Cube, Sensing
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