Tech Article 2/25

Kinect Hacks

At Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Josh Tan and colleagues are using the Kinect for the Xbox 360 to manipulate 3D models from CT scans. They modified the modified software to visualize the internal parts of the patients. Normally, the doctors would need to use a mouse to manipulate the image. With this new hack, they are able to use their hands in front of a sensor to move it any way they wish. This allows them to focus on their procedure while providing the necessary information.

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Tech Article 2/17

Apple's Mac Mini introduces an endless world of internet with minimal space consumption. The mac mini includes plenty of ports that makes it ready for anything. It is equipped with Mac OS X Snow Leopard which is their latest operating system. You can plug it into a desktop screen you already own, a television, you can plug in your keyboard, mouse, iPod, iPhone, iPad, digital camera, DV camcorder, external hard drive, printer, and just about any other device you use. It has 8GB of memory and the option of either a 350GB or 500GB Hard Drive. With the Mac Mini, you can enjoy all your computing activities with the benefit of less space being used. This product starts at $700.

Weekend Post

This weekend I did not do much. On Friday I had a basketball game against Fort Lee. We beat them on all levels. Afterwards I hung out with Heather. On Saturday I went to the mall with a couple of friends then went to Danny Guerra's house to hang out. On Sunday we had practice at 8:30 in the morning. After practice a couple of friends and I went to eat lunch at Cheeburger Cheeburger. Their prices are very high so if you aren't ready to spend more than usual on a burger, this isn't the place for you.

Tech Article 2/11

At the University of Groningen, students have created a 33 foot-long touchscreen. This touchscreen has the capability of over 100 points of possible contact, simultaneously. The students needed to convert a 3-millimeter dark acrylic screen panel into a touch screen by back lighting it with six HD projectors.  To create the touch sensitivity they used six Optitrack cameras, 16 inexpensive infrared emitters, and 1,000 LEDs. They used this screen for teaching math and computer science students interactivity. The video below shows the touchscreen in action.

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Joey Barbiera

Homework Due 2/8

Welcome to my blog! My name is Josh and I'm 16 years old. I like to play basketball and I enjoy hanging out with my friends. I dislike school and Gary. My friends are Joe and Gary. Hope you enjoy my posts!