Leap Motion is perfecting natural hand gestures for VR
I had a chance to try the latest demo for myself last week. First, I wore what was essentially an Oculus Rift DK2 with one of Leap Motion’s 3D motion sensors strapped to the front. While wearing the headset, I was able to see my real hands in front of me (albeit in an infrared environment), at which point I could push virtual boxes out of my way just by waving them around. There was hardly any latency — Leap Motion says...
Leap Motion is perfecting natural hand gestures for VR
I had a chance to try the latest demo for myself last week. First, I wore what was essentially an Oculus Rift DK2 with one of Leap Motion’s 3D motion sensors strapped to the front. While wearing the headset, I was able to see my real hands in front of me (albeit in an infrared environment), at which point I could push virtual boxes out of my way just by waving them around. There was hardly any latency — Leap Motion says...
Apple Announces OS X El Capitan
SAN FRANCISCO — June 8, 2015 — Apple® today announced OS X® El Capitan, a new version of OS X that refines the Mac® experience and improves system performance. Building on last year’s landmark release of OS X Yosemite, El Capitan introduces enhancements to window management, built-in apps and Spotlight® search, and makes everyday activities — from launching apps to accessing email — faster and more responsive. Metal™, Apple’s...
Researchers are training computers to recognize sarcasm on Twitter
Authors David Bamman and Noah A. Smith from CMU’s School of Computer Science noted that while most computational approaches to detecting sarcasm simply analyze the linguistics, sarcasm is all about context — and including that context on Twitter has made their detection methods much more reliable. As they write in their research paper, “the relationship between author and audience is central for understanding the...
Researchers are training computers to recognize sarcasm on Twitter
Authors David Bamman and Noah A. Smith from CMU’s School of Computer Science noted that while most computational approaches to detecting sarcasm simply analyze the linguistics, sarcasm is all about context — and including that context on Twitter has made their detection methods much more reliable. As they write in their research paper, “the relationship between author and audience is central for understanding the...
