Microsoft pitches Kinect technology for business use

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After the success of Microsoft’s ‘Kinect’ add-on controller for the Xbox 360 games console, a new target market outside the games business is being established with academics, hospitals and researchers.

The ‘gestural interface’ (as in the movie ‘Minority Report’) is being pushed as the next step in developing Kinect for commercial and business applications.  A Kinect for Windows commercial software developer kit (SDK) is planned for launch early next year.

More on this from reporter Jack Schofield,
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Lytro reveals the first ‘Light Field’ camera

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News today of what could be a big game-changer in camera technology. Lytro, the first ‘Light Field’ camera to produce refocusable images, threatens to do for cameras what the
iPod did for the Walkman.

The Lytro takes pitures that can be explored and focussed later – just click on an object and it springs into sharp focus.

Far fetched, perhaps? Not at all - we think you’re in for a pleasant surprise.. Examples from Lytro >>

Here’s how it works: https://www.lytro.com/science_inside 

..and the latest from CES 2012 (courtesy of DP Review)

Watch out Mr. Nikon!

Opera Mobile 11.5’s Newest feature: ‘Data savings’

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Those of us that rely on network connectivity (as opposed to Wi-Fi connection) are mindful of our data usage, especially if your network provider only offer a stingy data allowance.

In addition to that problem, traveling abroad presents users with the worries of even greater data costs. Christian Krogh, Opera’s chief development officer had this to say: “How many gigabytes you use may not be important at home, but it is important at a hotel, or with tablets and mobile devices with a SIM card, or, God forbid, if you’re travelling abroad and don’t have a cheap roaming feature,”

Stephen Shankland reports on the latest version of Opera Mobile and the benefits of mobile data management.
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