Kinect to help the blind ‘see’ in augmented reality
The system in question, which was designed by graduate students at the Universität Konstanz in Germany, has been dubbed the NAVI, or Navigational Aids for the Visually Impaired. NAVI works something...
View ArticleUSC ICT MxR Lab’s Response to Google’s Gmail Motion
While Google makes Gmail Motion a April Fool’s joke, the USC ICT makes it real! Haahaa, check it out! Google introduced Gmail Motion, allowing users to control Gmail using gestures and body movement....
View ArticleWIN&I – Replace your mouse with the Kinect
In one of more useful ways to utilize the Microsoft Kinect gaming sensor, Evoluce, creators of the I-voluce (a motion controlled HD LCD TV) has released the some new software that will allow you to...
View ArticleMotion Tracking that Learns, Predator
We’ve seen some awesome motion tracking applications, especially since the Microsoft Kinect has prompted a LOT of at home development, however, this one really caught our attention. At the University...
View ArticleKinect Teleconferencing with Real-time 3D Capture and 3D Display
Abstract of “Encumbrance-free Telepresence System with Real-time 3D Capture and Display using Commodity Depth Cameras” We introduce a proof-of-concept telepresence system that offers fully dynamic,...
View ArticleNew Kinect Hack For Interior Design
Students at the University of Queensland have developed an application for interior design using a projector, Microsoft Kinect, Apple iPad and iPhone, and an infrared glove. The application allows the...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Latest Kinect Hack: KinectFusion
Video courtesy of Microsoft Research We love Kinect hacks here at Immersive Tech but we never thought we would see one from Microsoft themselves! I am not even sure if it considered a hack as much as...
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