Touch and Play
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Microsoft's Project Zanzibar brings toys and more into the digital world
Project Zanzibar uses a portable mat to blend the physical world with the digital.
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Artificial Awesome
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Microsoft announces expansion of Montreal AI research lab
Microsoft is working to expand its AI research efforts in Montreal by doubling the size of its team and hiring a new research director.
Speak Naturally
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Microsoft Research's latest app uses AI to teach you Chinese
Microsoft's research arm is going all-in on AI as a language learning tool with its latest app, Microsoft Learn Chinese.
Better Understanding
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Microsoft researchers claim to have hit big speech recognition milestone
Microsoft has hit a new milestone in its efforts with speech recognition technology.
The Future is Here
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BBC's Newsnight takes us inside Microsoft's AI research labs
In a new, brief documentary, BBC’s Newsnight has gone inside Microsoft’s AI research labs, giving us an interesting look at where the future of AI may take us.
Double the Touch
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Microsoft Research shows off thumb and pen input possibilities for tablets
A new video demonstration from Microsoft’s Research division shows how pen and touch input could be enhanced in the future with new interactions that open up all kinds of productivity possibilities in everything from spreadsheets to your browser.
Inclusive Coding
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Microsoft's Project Torino helps visually impaired kids learn to code
Microsoft’s Research division has introduced what it's calling Project Torino, a unique physical programming language meant to help visually impaired children learn to code.
just temporary
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Microsoft Research working on a tattoo controller
Microsoft Research, in collaboration with M.I.T., is working on a project called DuoSkin, which is designed to create a custom control device that can be placed on the skin like a temporary tattoo.
control by hand
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Microsoft Research keeps working on hand gesture tools
The Microsoft Research division continues to work on motion gesture recognition projects similar to the company's efforts with Kinect.
ulink
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Microsoft Research wants to save links in mobile apps
A newly revealed Microsoft Research project, uLink, is working on a way for smartphone owners to quickly save and bookmark links inside mobile apps.
No longer just for research
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Microsoft will push more of its research projects to public
A new report says that Microsoft has overhauled how it runs its Microsoft Research division. The new goal is to identify projects faster that could be turned into actual products and get them out into the marketplace faster.
Using Kinect
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Microsoft working on projecting life-sized image of person
A new project from Microsoft research, called Room2Room, is using the company's Kinect camera combined with a digital projector to place an image of a life-sized person in a room to chat with others.
Looking forward
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Microsoft's sci-fi story collection Future Visions released
Microsoft has released its sci-fi short story collection Future Visions. The free ebook contains a number of stories by major science fiction authors that are based on some of the projects that are being developed by Microsoft Research.
Coming Nov. 17
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Microsoft will release an original sci-fi short story book
Microsoft will release an original ebook science fiction short story anthology on November 17. The collection, titled Future Visions: Original Science Fiction Stories Inspired by Microsoft, will feature works by top sci-fi authors who gained inspiration for their stories from first-hand looks at Microsoft's research projects.
New research project
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Microsoft working to extend your laptop's battery life
A new Microsoft research project is looking to develop a way to extend the battery life of a laptop or tablet by using several different types of batteries, each made for different tasks. It is also looking at machine learning features that will figure out the usual habits of a laptop's owner to help make its battery last longer.
Best of both worlds?
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Microsoft is working on a keyboard-touchscreen tablet cover
Microsoft Research's Applied Sciences Group is working on a prototype accessory called a DisplayCover for Windows tablets. It combines a physical keyboard with a thin touchscreen display that allows users faster access to touch-based apps without using the tablet's screen.
New Microsoft Research project
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Microsoft wants to turn a regular phone into a 3D scanner
A newly revealed project from Microsoft Research, MobileFusion, is developing a way to allow a regular smartphone to be used as a 3D scanner, without any extra hardware required.
COMEDIC MICROSOFT
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Microsoft wants you to be funnier in online chats
Microsoft is king of all jokes and the company wishes to share some of its expertise in the field with you. Microsoft Research has created a web-based chat system titled "Cahoots" that analyzes text in your messages and suggests memes and other media.
Bug huntin'
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Microsoft Research joins the hunt for Halo 5's bugs
Halo 5 developer 343 Industries have pulled no punches to ensure the game is polished. Microsoft Research have dropped in with some powerful analytics tools to help 343i fine-tune and squash pesky bugs.
Microsoft Report
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Kinect gets finger tracking in latest Research project
The Kinect is at once a niche and – forgive the pun – game-changing technologies. Although it has not quite resonated yet with customers in actual gaming, the potential is there for some fantastic experiences in the coming years. One issue with all systems that detect motion is accuracy. Version 2 of the Kinect is certainly more powerful than its predecessor, but the nuances of finger...