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Should have told them that the update allows them to breathe underwater (or fly off of tall buildings), and let Darwinian nature take its course.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Introducing: iGrav[^] - you know you need it! Laugh | :laugh:

The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.

I recall back in the day that a magazine (may have been Acorn User) published a toungue-in-cheek response to a joke letter which told him to immediately put his computer into a bucket of water.

The magazine subsequently received complaints form some readers who claimed to have put their computers into a bucket of water...

These were probably the same people that stacked their floppy disks vertically to prevent the data falling off.

MVVM # - I did it My Way
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Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011

.\\axxx
(That's an 'M')

Indeed, started on 4chan and is a recurrent joke on imgur.

Smart phone for smart people, mmh ? Laugh | :laugh:

~RaGE();

I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb

/b/tards >9000, iTards -$650. Laugh | :laugh:

ProTip: Your iFondleSlab runs ObjectiveC not python[^].

Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius

Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt

"Owners Fooled"

A bit redundant.

YouTube
and
My Mu[sic], Films and Windows Programs, etc.

Dear friends. Intel Perceptual Computing challenge phase 2 has ended today. Great developers and minds across the globe have put their effort to produce outstanding next generation Apps. These may look silly today but won't be so in couple of years time. Many developers have not used proper keywords and many have chosen to remain unlisted. I have tracked the works of many through different sources and not just Google or youtube search. I am sharing with you the video links of the apps. Hope you enjoy and relish the coding efforts of fellow coders around the globe.
[P.S, I assure none of the links are spam]
1. Gesture Bot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yljzhOkM0jA

2. 3D Angry Birds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J71xTuqZKCU

3.Gesturizer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrym-WgSaHI

4. SolidWorks API

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DbFRF9R8jw

5. Rover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f83ZZ0kfU-Y

6. No touch Window Control

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vzkS_t75fc

7. Sympathy Movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7NkM-_xQTI

8. Rail Battle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWj5XrgDchE

9. Finger Shootout

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL05p7GyFNs

10. Space Invaders

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5Gi33a45_4

11. Combat Flight Sim

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwkXAXzUsDg

12. Air Drone Control

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgzSBTzS744

13. Lightning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEUjkvGFvJ0

14. Perceptual Piano

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8WCV041oX4

15. Perceptual Photo Gallery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bdSKaP0AnM

16. Car Racing Game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dZRS2yZ18I

17. Thin Air
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60YXD0D3-3I

18. Perceptual Helper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWnQppEZSiE

19. Spark Attack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqRi0E9YbhM

20. Baseball Batery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQSToNgTkD0

21. My Petshow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpEHsSdSYe4

22. Sit Perfect

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbBASANEYDg

23. Virtual Thermin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veNBKPqJe7Y

24. Check Attend

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc9XLWKQMXQ

25. Smart Photo Editor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv6UCLeiYw4
main: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzh5naK87h0

26. Presentation Helper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okaIHR8rgUA

27. Hiti Reading Game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_xgy5yofBw

28. Perceptual Drummer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJsHkrYeds4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r9F4SscrpI

29. Dynassin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VhX9cL6V8M

30. Interactive cotton candy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze9lBr-GIDk

31. vrDrums
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRlnHkM9DvE

32. fingerball

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38wS9uk5p0k

33. Gesture Drum Synthesizer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKZKCKdSDeM

34. Aksimata Studio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djffOuIqotg

35. Monstar Hunting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtHL8DapP80

36. Google Earth Controller
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou9SacbgWvM

37. Gesture car controller
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uIq3AYhI2Y

38. Duck Hunt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1RR8UlfixQ

39. Virtual drum set
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moVv-xSbM_s

40. ShadowMind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esPEUyezv-U

41. Perceptual Crane Operator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqK31fLLyMU

42.Sculptor3D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7ItsRi-WjU

43. CubeFlow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNMiSZ2S2BA

44. Context Aware Robot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfvWUL0yUZc

45.Cognitive Renaissance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMuLC91EGzA

46. PerceptualOnCloud
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_hI86asnEY

47.Bender
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyVF_N5Cjj4

48. Follow the ball
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGc01GseFII

49. 3d Interactive Model
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZxnYrEKHdA

50. Generator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uom87FL6dGY

51. Marathon All Over the World.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdIesLkjEPI

52, ManU3d
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOYttwX5gNU

53. Interact
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4sDRn2EQp4

54. Presentyk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNIvCf-uPYk

55. Eye Care
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCoiuBrghO0

56.Panel World 3d
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrhfcD4Qffk

57. TriggerFinger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iChdQr2qt7s

58.My Doll
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdAm1seqlVU

59. Puzzle tower
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUVCfqZjryk

60. Genger Spaceman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7EyNZ_ck-I

61. Perceptual Catching
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bOC68jpZlo

62. Sculpt3d
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl8z_1FG_nE

63. BestTimes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4TRixH5XXs

64. Grev
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvkT-cSA3cM

65.Mathious 3D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQXvpB7E7WI

66. Aircraft Simulator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4zt0CM4M2o

67. Head of Order
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9ut24ua-zs

68. Sign Language Interpretor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2ypPadZjcI

69.Controlling Veterobot with gesture and voice recognition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AkzF8kIeC0

70. Handshow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX0XAuDT5HQ

71. Saber Fighters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN32mEf_flQ

72. Talk without talking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRF_ziuBREs

73. Context aware cooking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXb30OvHmlI

74. Drop Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uscEX9WJ8vA

75. Mirror Draw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njnaflm89Z4

76. Gesture Toss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74zc-ti-Hdc

77. Director in hand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcqE0ebxQ58

78. Mad Monkey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaQoP7yU6Dw

79. Hand Mail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W5Xb8ALEp0

80. Mini Globe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtfS2XExMkI

81. Conducting Orchastra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmjSOQ3Pp_0

82. WowPaint
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKRSlC_CEi0

83. Move Os
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VJa8booFo8

84. Space Between
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv5u4lqdRoE

85. Jarvis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N88-NqdUiA8

86. Web Gesture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUO8Pls4r9g

87. Perceptual Calculator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ksORDSoMX0

88. Rock Paper Scissor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pssdw5KNQ-Y

89. Puppetry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCWPv67uhxE

90. Catcher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl71JWOW7lo

91. Virtual Ruler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JH4ZWpD__w

92. Magic torch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mivZyRZyk7s

93. Lilura
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH-rblJc_x0

94. Perceptual Pet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71WHObUzRaQ

95. Mercury2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzSByIMRiJk

96. Digital Mirror
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9hLYvPl83w

97. Face4D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjqYJbgBQ9c

98. Facebook Buddy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MenNLoNv9Ks

99. Natural Telepresence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Rmkr4nApM

100. Sculpt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvPpjQMXWug

101. Smart Scrum Board
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLLv2zHE7qk

102.Math Guru
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwmwUs-gI1k

103. GlasDos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MywX_FetZZc&feature=youtu.be

104. WISP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqx3YiTQdSg

I also managed to submit couple of my entries. Here are my entries for the challenge.

105. Shadow Art Show Maker:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5kENEhPup0

106.Perceptual ImageGrassy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAtdZT9UIfg

A special (zombie ?) award awaits anyone who looks at all 106. I lost interest 1/2 way through #1.

Peter Wasser

Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
Frank Zappa

You did watch Poke tongue | ;-P

So I offer myself Wink | ;)

Grasshopper.iics wrote:
So I offer myself

That sounds rather creepy. Hmmm | :|

Signature construction in progress. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Damn you have the perfect signature - CBadger

It was generated by a perceptual bot. Still a work in progress.

Peter Wasser

Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
Frank Zappa

Sorry! You got it wrong here. Laugh | :laugh:

I am the zombie of 106 and not the Perceptual Bot of #1.

What I see is a lot of people reinventing the wheel on how to wave your arms in the air like a loony to have not enough effect on what happens on the screen, and with little genuine consideration for the user.

It would actually be a lot easier to set up something that reads and interprets gestures and movements of the user's hand on a desk, but it's plain that the designers all want to make stuff that you have to stand up and dance around the room to use -- which is great for Iron Man movies, but not how 99.9999999% of people will want to use their home and work computers/devices 99.9999999% of the time.

Try instead projecting a keyboard and a dot/movable symbol/touchpad on the desk, and letting the user use them (along with a few "sweep bars") to control the computer. That'd be met with immense enthusiasm, and would make you stinking rich.

What I do like is that your posting contains 106 items of prior art, which will prevent patent trolls coming up with bogus lawsuits over bullsh1t "control a computer without touching it" patents.

Incidentally, this posting can also be considered as prior art for the projected keyboard/mouse/sweep bar idea, which is the kind of thing that I would never even consider patenting, because it's so bleeding obvious, and would join in with kicking the arse of anyone who tried.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Mark_Wallace wrote:
prevent patent trolls coming up with bogus lawsuits over bullsh1t "control a computer without touching it" patents.

unless, of course, they already have patented it - in which case it gives them 106 more "customers"

MVVM # - I did it My Way
___________________________________________
Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011

.\\axxx
(That's an 'M')

In which case, I'd state a preference for the JSOP solution.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Mark, technology is not created by developers. It is created by industry leaders like MS, Apple, Google, Intel. Developers try to be part of the technology. At the early stages you would never know the use cases and that is why they organize contests which gives them proof of concepts. Don't get me wrong here, but you still haven't got the complete idea. Just because you had couple of applications controlling windows never means that technology is for that.

Please take some time to watch the works of Puppetry, Virtual drum, Shadow Art and so on. You will find them something that current technology can not provide.

Voice Recognition has been in existence since 2003 or even before that. How many applications have you seen using it? That is because state of technology does not permit them to do so. Please be unbiased and give #106 a look from 30th minute.

And you know, I received 5 cameras and I put one in local Honda Car showroom. The showroom has deployed the camera with a 30" display. Customers are actually loving waving the hands and viewing the images of different angles or cars and accessories and comparison.

I must say I did the demo for free as they are our long standing client. The sales has reported a boost of 18% since a month back when this demo was deployed. The Executive looks so professional.

And I have worked a bit in it. So I can tell you I will never use my hands in wave. But If can a build a system where I just ask the system to read out my mails and it does, I would prefer that any day over my outlook.

Also, few may feel it useless. But my 30 months old kid actually learnt to hold and move my shadow character with his tiny closed fist even before he has learnt talking properly.

Criticism is fine but presumption of mind is not correct.

You can not declare something with no meaning just because currently it gives no sense. Let the technology goes to screen less 3D display and you will also wake up in the morning and move your hand in air to check the mail. Please bookmark my post and come bash me in this post after 5 years.

You are all senior and reputed programmers. We look at you with respect to learn to get motivated, when you bash small programmers like me who participate in a contest for fun, for some money and for learning, you do not do justice.

Please send a letter to Intel Corporation asking them to shut the technology. Please tell leap motion to stop. Whether you like it or not Leap motion has sold more devices then initial mouse taker. My leap motion apps are downloaded over 2800 and people have mailed me personally to let me know that they like it.

So I know at least 2800 people who don't agree to your views.

Grasshopper.iics wrote:
you still haven't got the complete idea

This is where I stopped reading. You obviously need to learn how to address more than just user needs.

This "research" isn't blue-sky research, it's just a bunch of guys playing with new technology (invented by someone else), and all doing pretty much the same thing.

If that's your hobby, fine, carry on having fun with it, but don't try to blow its usefulness, either now or in the future, out of proportion.

And that usefulness is pretty damned limited, for pretty obvious reasons.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Close your eyes,
Shut down your thoughts,
Now listen at the spot between your eyebrows and turn the memory coil on.
Watch yourself going back deep into your previous birth memory records.
YOU ARE THE COMMAND LINE GUY THAT RESISTED MOUSE!. Poke tongue | ;-P

Now watch this.[^]

Smith# wrote:
YOU ARE THE COMMAND LINE GUY THAT RESISTED MOUSE!

heh.

Bollocks.

I'd love to "escape" from keyboard and mouse usage, but having to use a vast amount of energy to dance around in front of a sensor, whilst not being able to scratch my ear or pick my nose, is not an improvement -- and God forbid that anyone should walk close by or hand you a piece of paper while you're doing your dervish dance to type the word "banana".

The idea of having three-dimensional virtual interface may be very cool, but who would use it? It'd be too hard to use, and too easy to screw up what you're doing -- and the Iron Man thing will exist in the movies and only in the movies (spend a little time thinking of the problems you'd run into -- go test-driven).

Create a 2D interface on a (read "any") flat surface, with maybe a couple of 3D elements that start from the flat surface and work out/up, and the world will beat a path to your door, but waving your arms in the air will never be of any use.

All the dancing/waving thing will do is cause more fights, when little sister walks through the wrong part of the room, and triggers something that gets big brother killed by a stinky monster.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Yup that's true. When the mouse came into use, some usability enthusiasts tried scribbling "A" "B" "C" with their mouse when then could easily type it with the keyboard.
The same thing happened with the stylus , my ex-boss tried so hard to show off with a stylus over his pocket PC. The hand recognition system never believed it's a human writing over the screen there. After years of pointless effort, he restored back to keypad.
I saw some dumb usage of Intel perc as well. But I just masked my giggle inside just to stay away from discouraging them, except @ a guy that shouted "AWESOME" in the kitchen. D'Oh! | :doh:

I had one of these[^], many moons ago.

It ended up not being used, because it was too much trouble (not to mention heavy). I have no idea where it ended up.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Oh the cave man's ipad. Big Grin | :-D

These looked very "electronic". I loved the one I had for few months.

keyboard projector[^]

(Although I admit the mouse idea is a good one)

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