PhD student, Kevin Karsch, and his team of three others have been working on interesting research at my alma mater, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Kevin has published to his personal website. It is a photo editing system that allows you to alter a photo and render a 3d object inserted into the environment with the correct lighting and other details. … [Read more...]
Archives for 2011
Netflix To Bring Streaming To UK and Ireland in Early 2012
A press release this morning announced Netflix's plans for expansion to the UK and Ireland early next year. This was an unconfirmed rumor earlier this year and is now being announced by Netflix though it's not posted on the Netflix Blog as of publishing. Having expanded from the USA to Canada and Latin America, Netflix continues the march to globalization with its new … [Read more...]
Microsoft Reaches License Agreement with Compal Electronics For Android Patents
Microsoft announced another win today in sorting out the patent and litigation mess that is Android. The announcement stated that it has signed an agreement with Compal Electronics, Inc. to cover Compal's tablets, mobile phones, e-readers, and other devices that use Android or Chrome platforms. This will net Microsoft continual royalties from Compal's products. "We are pleased … [Read more...]
IEEE Explains How Google’s Automated Cars Drive
One of Google's more sci-fi projects that it's working on is its automated vehicles - cars that could drive themselves without a human actively driving them. They see the road and other traffic through sensors. We first got the scoop on this project a year ago. More recently, the Google self-driving cars project was part of a keynote given by those working on the project, … [Read more...]
It’s National Protect Your Identity Week – Go shred documents free
October 16-22, 2011 has been Protect Your Identity Week. The week of encouraging consumers to take steps to protect themselves from identity theft and be knowledgeable if it strikes them is a program of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, The National Association of Triads, Inc., and the National Sheriffs' Association with sponsorship from CINTAS, AllClear ID, and … [Read more...]