{"id":379753,"date":"2010-03-02T09:42:58","date_gmt":"2010-03-02T14:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/?p=19698"},"modified":"2010-03-02T09:42:58","modified_gmt":"2010-03-02T14:42:58","slug":"microsoft-demos-%e2%80%98mobile-surface%e2%80%99-and-on-the-fly-phone-call-translation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/379753","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Demos \u2018Mobile Surface\u2019 And On-The-Fly Phone Call Translation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Microsoft is having their annual TechFest at Redmond and some rather interesting prototypes are being demonstrated by Microsoft. While you must\u2019ve all seen videos of the Microsoft Surface tabletop PC, Microsoft Research has been working on perfecting a similar concept in a much smaller form factor. ZDNet writer, Mary Jo Foley, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.zdnet.com\/microsoft\/?p=5435\" >came across<\/a> the project on the Microsoft Research website (the original page has been taken down but <a href=\"http:\/\/74.125.153.132\/search?q=cache:eJO6J73CnqEJ:research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/projects\/mobilesurface\/default.aspx+http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/projects\/mobilesurface\/default.aspx&amp;cd=3&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk\" >Google knows all<\/a>.) The project is an implementation wherein Microsoft plans to allow you to use any tabletop surface as an interacting device with the help of a mobile projector and camera setup. The demo shows:<span id=\"more-19698\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<div>A camera, projector and mobile phone, a projection of the mobile phone display is made on a tabletop, where a user interacts.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Ability to increase or decrease volume by moving your hand in the air.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Playing a drum set by moving hands in the air or hitting the projection of the drum set on a table.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is quite challenging to type and explain the coolness of something like this, it\u2019s better watched. Here\u2019s a video of Microsoft\u2019s Mobile Surface:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/cOw4PtLAVKk&#038;color1=0xb1b1b1&#038;color2=0xcfcfcf&#038;hl=en_US&#038;feature=player_embedded&#038;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/cOw4PtLAVKk&#038;color1=0xb1b1b1&#038;color2=0xcfcfcf&#038;hl=en_US&#038;feature=player_embedded&#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The other project demonstrated at TechFest is a real time voice conversation technology. Think about talking to a friend who talks a foreign language and you\u2019re on a phone conversation with that friend. How cool would it be if what your friend is saying could be translated and transcribed in real time? The geniuses at Microsoft Research demo-ed just that. The demo shows German being transcribed and translated in real time as the person speaks. This transcribed conversation log, as per the researchers, will be saved by the computer and can be accessed via search. Again, nothing explains it better than a demo video:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/FFe7xVHMl_s&#038;color1=0xb1b1b1&#038;color2=0xcfcfcf&#038;hl=en_US&#038;feature=player_embedded&#038;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/FFe7xVHMl_s&#038;color1=0xb1b1b1&#038;color2=0xcfcfcf&#038;hl=en_US&#038;feature=player_embedded&#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Microsoft has been talking about Natural User Interface (NUI) for quite some time, we have seen their attempts at controlling objects with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techflash.com\/seattle\/2009\/12\/microsoft_patent_filing_flex_muscles_to_control_computer.html\" >muscle control<\/a> and NUI seems to be a theme at this year\u2019s TechFest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both videos come courtesy <a href=\"http:\/\/techflash.com\" >TechFlash<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tweetmeme_button\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/api.tweetmeme.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftechie-buzz.com%2Fmicrosoft%2Fmicrosoft-demos-mobile-surface-and-on-the-fly-phone-call-translation.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/api.tweetmeme.com\/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftechie-buzz.com%2Fmicrosoft%2Fmicrosoft-demos-mobile-surface-and-on-the-fly-phone-call-translation.html\" height=\"61\" width=\"51\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:12px\">\n<strong>Share:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/microsoft\/microsoft-demos-mobile-surface-and-on-the-fly-phone-call-translation.html#commentrespond\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Comment on This Post<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?source=techiebuzz&#038;status=Microsoft%20Demos%20&#8216;Mobile%20Surface&#8217;%20And%20On-The-Fly%20Phone%20Call%20Translation%20http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/microsoft\/microsoft-demos-mobile-surface-and-on-the-fly-phone-call-translation.html%20via%20@techiebuzzer\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Tweet This<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/microsoft\/microsoft-demos-mobile-surface-and-on-the-fly-phone-call-translation.html\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Share on Facebook<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/post?url=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/microsoft\/microsoft-demos-mobile-surface-and-on-the-fly-phone-call-translation.html&#038;title=Microsoft%20Demos%20&#8216;Mobile%20Surface&#8217;%20And%20On-The-Fly%20Phone%20Call%20Translation\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Save to Delicious<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/microsoft\/microsoft-demos-mobile-surface-and-on-the-fly-phone-call-translation.html\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Stumble This<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&#038;url=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/microsoft\/microsoft-demos-mobile-surface-and-on-the-fly-phone-call-translation.html&#038;title=Microsoft%20Demos%20&#8216;Mobile%20Surface&#8217;%20And%20On-The-Fly%20Phone%20Call%20Translation\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Digg This<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/microsoft\/microsoft-demos-mobile-surface-and-on-the-fly-phone-call-translation.html&#038;title=Microsoft%20Demos%20&#8216;Mobile%20Surface&#8217;%20And%20On-The-Fly%20Phone%20Call%20Translation\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Reddit This<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong style=\"font-size:11px;\">TAGS:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/microsoft-surface\" rel=\"tag\">microsoft surface<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/prototype\" rel=\"tag\">prototype<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/surface-mobile\" rel=\"tag\">surface mobile<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/small><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#E1E1E1; border: dotted 1px; padding:5px; margin-top:5px;font-size:11px\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/microsoft\/microsoft-demos-mobile-surface-and-on-the-fly-phone-call-translation.html\" title=\"Microsoft Demos &#8216;Mobile Surface&#8217; And On-The-Fly Phone Call Translation\">Microsoft Demos &#8216;Mobile Surface&#8217; And On-The-Fly Phone Call Translation<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\" title=\"Techie Buzz\">Techie Buzz<\/a> written by Manan Kakkar on Tuesday 2nd March 2010 09:42:58 AM. 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While you must\u2019ve all seen videos of the Microsoft Surface tabletop PC, Microsoft Research has been working on perfecting a similar concept in a much smaller form factor. 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