movement

Open source could damage innovation, says analyst

News The open source movement could have a damaging impact on software innovation, according to a prominent market analyst. But he noted that the open-source movement is forcing software vendors to rethink the way they sell their products.

Tags: stream, research, open source, movement

6 July 2005, 12:02

MIT's Anklebot to help stroke patients

News A robot from MIT could help stroke victims recover some movement and independence. Several years ago, MIT unveiled a similar device for recovering arm movement. Experiments are already under way to develop robots that help shoulder and elbow movement.

7 July 2005, 11:16

Photos: Tracking Romans' mobile phones

News The project is intended to help city planners by showing the flow and movement of people. These snapshots illustrate population movement in Rome around the time of the World Cup final and the following day.

11 September 2006, 10:47

Photos: Dubai's 'dynamic tower' in motion

News This artist's rendering shows the building at rest, though even here the undulating lines suggest movement. Despite the movement of the floors, the building will have a normal plumbing system", he said.

Tags: press, motion, conference, energy

2 July 2008, 10:18

Nintendo presents Wii controller

News Instead, the highlight of Nintendo's press event was the first detailed demonstration of the Wii controller, a two-handed motion-sensitive system that allows players to mimic actions on-screen with the movement of their hands.

10 May 2006, 11:32

Nanobots make themselves into models

News The co-ordinated movement of the spheres would then cause the fabric to assume a shape. Coming up with software to control the movement of the spheres looks to be far more difficult. Intel's lab in Pittsburgh, affiliated with Carnegie Mellon...

2 October 2006, 10:30

Photos: RoboCars of 2057

News This enables programmable tensiometry and fluid movement while ensuring efficient energy transfer to the in-wheel electro-static nanomotors," according to Mazda. Four wheels with 360-degree movement are controlled by the driver through a suit that...

Tags: japanese, car, america, powered

1 November 2007, 8:44

Devices help the blind cross the tech divide

News Some of the devices that are becoming increasingly common include Braille-based handheld devices with text-to-speech technology, tactile keyboards with oversize characters, and pointing devices that control PCs with a movement of an eyebrow.

6 October 2005, 11:53

Sony: PS3 will be £340 or £410

News That is, as players move their hands around, the controller automatically senses the movement and translates it to character movement on screen. Where it differs substantially is in the fact that it includes technology that ties character movement...

9 May 2006, 11:43

Google boss defends privacy policies

News The open-source movement as a whole is drawing some of the best and brightest new talent," Schmidt said. He added that the hires also let Google tap into the open-source programming movement that's breathing new life into computing.

20 May 2005, 10:26

New navigation device from 3Dconnexion

News The SpaceNavigator offers an alternative to the mouse movement and keystroke combinations currently used to navigate 3D environments or to move 3D objects. 3Dconnexion, a subsidiary of Logitech, announced a new kind of peripheral for navigating...

28 November 2006, 9:36

RFID to track army supplies in Iraq

News Australian troops in Iraq will use radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to monitor the movement of their equipment. The Australian Defence Force wants to improve monitoring and control of its critical distribution network, which provides...

22 August 2005, 10:10

These walls (and teddy bears) have eyes

News The experimental system -- which consists of a series of sensors under the baby's mattress and a camera mounted on a wall -- will monitor a child's heart rate, temperature and movement, stream video of the infant and even take pictures.

10 June 2005, 10:35

Photos: Control your iPod with a wink

News Called the KomeKami Switch, or Temple Switch, the gadget uses infrared sensors and a microcomputer to detect differences in the movement of your skin when you wink. A researcher at Osaka University in Japan has developed a device that allows users...

Tags: eye, ipod, switch, university

5 March 2008, 9:28

Canadian gym offers Wii workouts

News Studeo55 in Vancouver has incorporated a Nintendo Wii workout station into circuit training where users can punch, run and jump with the system's movement-sensitive controller. A Canadian health club is offering a new form of exercise for people...

25 July 2007, 10:52