Giving computers a sense of touch

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Researchers at companies and universities are developing devices to add a sense of touch to the sights and sounds of a computer generated environment. Teneo Computing has created training simulation software for dentists. The military is also looking at applications for its flight simulators. In contrast to visual simulation, in which 15 or 20 frames per second will give the illusion of movement, touch requires the skin to be stimulated hundreds of times per second. Tapping directly into sensory centers of the brain raises ethical issues with researchers, however. They see a fine line between being able to tell a person's mind what to feel and being able to control a person's movement in robot-like ways.

Magnetic Card & Character Readers, Statistical Data Included, Research, Technology development, Computer peripherals industry, Virtual reality devices, Virtual reality, Touch, Virtual reality device

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Radio-frequency tags could pierce some of the fog of war

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The military is testing uses for radio frequency, or RF, tags. The technology is similar to that used by E-Z Pay toll systems, where a tollbooth registers prepaid tolls by detecting a tag as a car drives by at speed. Researchers envision tagging every item in a supply container. A handheld device could then list the contents from a distance. An RF tag serving as a 'dogtag' could store medical information, which field medics could update for use by hospital personnel. In another application, equipment, like night vision binoculars, would remain off or disabled unless the user had the proper RF tag.

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing, Radio & TV communications equipment, World, Search and navigation equipment, Identify Friend or Foe Equip, Usage, Product development, Telecommunications equipment industry, Technology application, Labeling, Tracking systems, Tracking systems (Navigation), Inventory control software, Military electronics industry, Radio transmitters, Military supplies, Identification friend or foe systems

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Why Do-It-Yourself Photo Printing Doesn't Add Up

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Consumers are taking into account the cost of ink and photo paper needed for printing photographs, and are having their pictures printed at places like Walgreen's and Sam's Club. Online storage and print services like Snapfish.com and Ofoto.com are increasingly popular.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Commodity & service prices, Computer Input-Output Eqp NEC, Prices and rates, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Printers (Computers), Printers (Equipment), Photography, Company pricing policy, Digital printing system, Photographic processing, Monochrome printer, Printer accessory, E-commerce, Digital photography

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