Steelcase - Walkstation

Steelcase - Walkstation

Microsoft Touts Touch-Screen Feature for Windows - WSJ.com

Microsoft Touts Touch-Screen Feature for Windows - WSJ.com: "CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Microsoft Corp. offered a glimpse of the next version of its Windows operating system, demonstrating a touch-screen technology that could spawn a new class of personal computers in coming years.
Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft, and Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft, at D6.

But the demonstration, coming at least 20 months before the software is expected to be released, also highlights the perception that the current version of the Microsoft software, Windows Vista, isn't living up to the company's expectations.

The new technology, which Microsoft calls Multi-touch, allows a person to use fingers to manipulate software through a touch-sensitive display screen, similar to those used on Apple Inc.'s iPhone"

DailyTech - Levitating Computer Interface Heads to Universities Nationwide

DailyTech - Levitating Computer Interface Heads to Universities Nationwide: "When one thinks of haptic interfaces – that is, computer interfaces based on touch and feel – many think of the vibration features in modern joysticks and gamepads. Researchers at the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University, however, think way beyond that, and recently began distributing copies of a new, levitating force-feedback computer interface to fellow researchers around the country."

DailyTech - OCZ Prepares to Ship $300 Brain Mouse

DailyTech - OCZ Prepares to Ship $300 Brain Mouse: "DailyTech covered the progress made on OCZ's brain mouse design back in January, following OCZ's demonstration of the device at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Since then, two hungry competitors -- Neurosky and Emotiv -- have prepared to release their own brain-controlled mice to consumers, upping the ante for OCZ.

Not to be outdone, OCZ, feeling the heat, is at last bringing its Neural Impulse Actuator (NIA) to market. The device is essentially a brain controlled mouse, relying on Electroencephalogram (EEG) readings of the brain's alpha and beta waves. These readings, combined with muscle movement and glance (eye movement) readings, allow for a very effective interface."

Keyboard, mouse to get company in Windows 7 | Beyond Binary - A blog by Ina Fried - CNET News.com

Keyboard, mouse to get company in Windows 7 | Beyond Binary - A blog by Ina Fried - CNET News.com: "PALO ALTO, Calif.--I still don't know much about what Windows 7 will do or what it will look like, but I can tell you that you won't have to rely on a keyboard and mouse to use it."

Hands-free Computer Mouse

KRLA 870 AM Intelligent. Conservative. Talk Radio: "The future of surfing the web may move your mouse from your hand to your voice."

Doctors use Wii games for rehab therapy - Yahoo! News

Doctors use Wii games for rehab therapy - Yahoo! News: "CHICAGO - Some call it 'Wiihabilitation.' Nintendo's Wii video game system, whose popularity already extends beyond the teen gaming set, is fast becoming a craze in rehab therapy for patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and even combat injuries."