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In the news | MIT Technology Review
Muscle-Bound Computer Interface
Forearm electrodes could enable new forms of hands-free computer interaction.
In the news | Forbes
The Revolutionaries: Radical Thinkers and their World-Changing Ideas – Desney Tan
Tan's research focuses on the melding of man and machine, specifically using the entire human body as an input device.
In the news | Forbes
Whole Body Computing
Desney Tan's research focuses on the melding of man and machine, specifically using the entire human body as an input device.
In the news | Forbes
The Quest for a Better Keyboard
The award for thinking creatively about keyboard replacement goes to a group of Microsoft researchers that includes Daniel Morris and intern Scott Saponas. It's one of a number of efforts around the country involving muscle sensing.
In the news | MSDN Blog
Microsoft Research: How we watch the computer, how it watches us
At least once each year I trek on over to visit my colleagues at Microsoft Research. It's actually not much of a trek. The group's headquarters are really just a few blocks from my own office on the Microsoft campus.…
In the news | New Scientist
High-tech Armband puts your Fingers in Control
A novel way of interacting with computers and other gadgets could make twiddling your thumbs a productive activity. Microsoft researchers are developing an armband worn on the forearm that recognises finger movements by monitoring muscle activity. They have called it…