Interactive Multi-Touch for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Research and Apps by Juan Pablo Hourcade, Thomas Hanson, and Natasha Bullock-Rest, University of Iowa

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Interactive Multi-Touch for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Research and Apps by Juan Pablo Hourcade, Thomas Hanson, and Natasha Bullock-Rest, University of Iowa Posted: 26 Apr 2010 05:58 PM PDT Dr. Juan Pablo Hourcade heads a team of researchers at the University of Iowa who are creating multi-touch applications and other technologies to support communication, collaboration, creativity, and self-expression for young people with Autism Spectrum Disorders.  The picture below is a screen shot of the team's web page that includes a few videos of the team's important work: (Videos can be found on the Technologies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders webpage.) RELATED VIDEOS pymt demo reel from Thomas Hansen on Vimeo. Multi Touch @ University of Iowa from Thomas Hansen on Vimeo. RELATED Hourcade, J.P., & Hansen, T.E. (2010). Multitouch Displays to Support Preschool Children's Learning in Mathematics, Reading, Writing, Social Skills and the Arts (pdf) Dr. Hourcade is organizing the Digital Technologies and Marginalized Youth workshop on Satuirday, June 12, 2010 at the 9th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC), which will be held this year in Barcelona, Spain. Other workshops that will be held at IDC 2010: Interactive Storytelling for Children Extended Abstract: Interactive Storytelling for Children (pdf) Designing Tangibles for Children Play and Technology:  How does technology initiate and facilitate physical play? Dr. Hourcade's publications http://interactivemultimediatechnology.blogspot.com

STEIM- Studio for Electro-Instrumental Music: Interactive Music + Technology (Video clips and links) Posted: 26 Apr 2010 01:45 PM PDT I came across the STEIM website today and was impressed by what I saw on the videos embedded/linked below. What is STEIM?  According to the website, "STEIM (the studio for electro-instrumental music) is the only independent live electronic music centre in the world that is exclusively dedicated to the performing arts. The foundation's artistic and technical departments support an international community of performers and musicians, and a growing group of visual artists, to develop unique instruments for their work. STEIM invites these people for residencies and provides them with an artistic and technical environment in which concepts can be given concrete form. It catalyzes their ideas by providing critical feedback grounded in professional experience. These new creations are then exposed to a receptive responsive niche public at STEIM before being groomed for a larger audience." "STEIM promotes the idea that Touch is crucial in communicating with the new electronic performance art technologies. Too much the computer has been used, and designed, as an exclusive extension of the formalistic capabilities of humans. At STEIM the intelligence of the body, for example: the knowledge of the fingers or lips is considered musically as important as the 'brain-knowledge'. STEIM has stimulated the design of extremely physical interfaces and is widely considered as the pioneering place for the new live electronic concepts." STIEM offers a limited number of internships and residencies. Also available are orientation workshops, and guest house accommodations for visitors participating in the workshops who come from abroad. If I had the chance to visit STEIM, I would definitely want to play around in the Electronicmusicalinstrumentsexhibition (formerly the Electro Squeek Club), "an exhibition in the form of an arcade where visitors can playfully discover the major directions in the tactile approach within STEIM's instrumental objects." Mobile Touch:  Finger Web STEIM Finger Web from STEIM Amsterdam on Vimeo. SONIC ALADDIN STEIM Sonic Aladdin from STEIM Amsterdam on Vimeo. Watch for the interesting iPhone app: STEIM Hotpot Lab #3 from STEIM Amsterdam on Vimeo. Presentations by: Alan Macy / BIOPAC;   Jeff Snyder / Snyderphonics Performances by:  Jan Trützschler von Falkenstein;  Joker Nies and the Benjolin Orchestra 27 March 2010 STEIM, Amsterdam NL RELATED The Benjolin:  Build your own electronic fun-box, by Rob Hordijk & Jocker Nies Making of the Benjolin STEIM concert curated by John Dikeman: MISSING DOG HEAD & KRK Why does this interest me?   When I returned to school to take computer classes, my first class was computer music technology.  I have an electronic MIDI workstation/keyboard and I love sound synthesis.   http://interactivemultimediatechnology.blogspot.com

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Command prompt utility to Set and Display time zone in Windows 7

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Command prompt utility to Set and Display time zone in Windows 7 Posted: 27 Apr 2010 03:09 AM PDT There are some DOS prompt commands available to Set ,Display the Time Zone configured in your computer. Display Configured Time Zone on your Computer Do you know how to see the time zone set on your Windows 7 computer in command prompt ? There is a DOS prompt command to display the time zone set on your computer. It is tzutil /g Using this simple command we can see the current time zone on your computer. To use this command follow the steps below. 1. Start command prompt 2. Type tzutil /g Now press enter to display the Time Zone configured in this computer. Set a Time Zone on your computer To set a particular Time Zone on your computer, you can use this DOS prompt command. tzutil /s Type this command in DOS prompt with the desired Time Zone and press enter to set your computer to that Time Zone. Eg: tzutil /s "India Standard Time" View available Time Zones in your computer To view the available Time Zones on your computer, you can use the following command prompt command. tzutil /l New Article

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Raymond.CC Blog - Protect Facebook Private Photos and Albums from Being Viewed by Anyone Using Javascript Hack

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Protect Facebook Private Photos and Albums from Being Viewed by Anyone Using Javascript Hack Posted: 27 Apr 2010 12:01 AM PDT If you have just created a new Facebook account, by default the Facebook users that are not your friend would not be able to view your Facebook profile. They would see a message that says “Raymond only shares some of his profile information with everyone. If you know Raymond, send him a message or add [...]

Windows and Linux, the same, only different Posted: 26 Apr 2010 07:22 PM PDT As a user of Linux and of Windows, I feel that I should explain a bit more about them and how both are very powerful operating systems in the right light. This is not to put down Macintosh, but seeing as I’ve never owned one, nor plan to, I don’t plan on including it. [...]

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Internet Security Software

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Internet Security Software Posted: 26 Apr 2010 06:00 AM PDT You are lucky to live in the "Cyber Age" when Web is prevalent to the present society. The Web, which is initially a valuable information resource device, offered several benefits to other applications. The operation of different national governments around the world has seldom been easy without the Web. The traditional courier services are now replaced by most speedy & reliable electronic mail, or the famous email services. Banking is not confined within the three walls of a bank; you can now monitor your deposits as well as make transactions using your bank account with their online banking services. Business became alive in the wee hours of the evening—thanks to the Web for making it possible. There's increasingly people who take advantage of the benefits offered by the Web. It is not the most versatile communication device nowadays, but also three of the best business opportunities to start with. However, because of the popularity & wide availability of the Web, the online threat became three of the major problems for Web users. In fact, various "cyber criminals" are beginning to generate chaos, shutting down computer systems three by three, generating virus programs that will destroy major network connections, & spyware that will sneak in various personal transactions on the Web. Various Web crimes are committed—identity theft (the usage of other's identity), email scams, & others—plaguing the Web community with different problems. Because of these problems, Web security suddenly became a massive concern for all Web users. Such problems must be addressed effectively, thus a lot of people require to have the best Web security program for their protection. To start with, an Web security program is used to monitor various areas of the Web that are being accessed by most users. Three of the best Web security program programs available in the market as well as on the Web for downloading is the web-filtering program. The access on frequently-visited areas is limited by this program. Thus, individuals who require to use the Web can only access particular areas if they are authorized. Furthermore, it also blocks specific web-sites, such as pornographic sites, which is believed to contain viruses & spyware programs. Other best Web security program includes anti-virus program ad spyware scanning program. These three provides eminent virus & spyware protection from viruses ( those advanced ones), hackers, & other forms of online threats. It also protects your online information against information thieves & hackers, who are using special programs to decode your passwords & gain access of useful information, such as the numbers of your driver's license & bank account information, which could be used for identity theft crime. These security program programs scan these viruses & spyware before its perpetrators could gain access to your personal information on the Web. It is true that the Web provides plenty of advantages to the public in terms of different applications. However, getting the best Web security program must not be taken for granted. As long as different cyber criminals are on the loose, you can not deny the fact that Web is three of the dangerous places to make any transactions. With Best Internet security you will run your business with well like NegeriAds.com Solusi Berpromosi

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SMART Technologies Acquires NextWindow

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SMART Technologies Acquires NextWindow Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:37 PM PDT Here is the scoop from PRWeb: SMART Acquires NextWindow Acquisition extends SMART's presence into broader consumer market and strengthens IP portfolio Calgary, AB (Vocus/PRWEB ) April 25, 2010 -- SMART Technologies, the world's leading provider of interactive whiteboards, announces the acquisition of New Zealand-based NextWindow (Next Holdings Limited), a leading designer and manufacturer of optical touch technology for integration into all-in-one computers, computer displays and large-format screens. The acquisition reinforces SMART's own investment in optical touch research and development, and combines the two companies' significant optical touch patent portfolios. The NextWindow acquisition is expected to have minimal impact on both businesses' day-to-day operations, offices and company structure. Both SMART and NextWindow are privately held companies. NextWindow supplies optical touch components to manufacturers of PCs and other interactive displays. Its touch components are used in PCs and monitors sold by Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Medion, NEC, Samsung and Sony. The acquisition extends SMART's current presence in the education, business and government sectors into the broader consumer market. SMART is also expanding its business in Asia, where NextWindow has already been active. In the past year, NextWindow has developed an Asian presence in Singapore, Taiwan and Korea. SMART serves a range of markets, and it is timely to diversify our revenue base beyond the sectors we already serve NextWindow's core values, business model, patent portfolio and focus on the consumer market make it an attractive acquisition for us. We are combining two companies with complementary expertise and a remarkably similar culture focused on innovation and excellence NextWindow's development of optical touch technology complements SMART's efforts, and I'm delighted that we are becoming part of SMART. "SMART serves a range of markets, and it is timely to diversify our revenue base beyond the sectors we already serve," says Nancy Knowlton, SMART's CEO. "NextWindow's core values, business model, patent portfolio and focus on the consumer market make it an attractive acquisition for us." "We are combining two companies with complementary expertise and a remarkably similar culture focused on innovation and excellence," says Al Monro, NextWindow's CEO. "NextWindow's development of optical touch technology complements SMART's efforts, and I'm delighted that we are becoming part of SMART." In the transaction, RBC Capital Markets were financial advisors to SMART and Cowen and Company, LLC were financial advisors to NextWindow. About NextWindow Founded in 2001, NextWindow is a designer and manufacturer of optical touch screens for integration into all-in-one computers, computer displays and large-format screens. NextWindow is a leader in optical touch technology, enabling OEMs, ODMs and resellers to add touch-screen capability to their products. With offices in New Zealand, Taiwan, Singapore and the United States, the company provides cost-effective manufacturing for PCs as well as customized solutions for kiosks, digital signage and interactive education. www.nextwindow.com About SMART SMART Technologies, the global leader in interactive whiteboards, develops easy-to-use integrated products and services that can improve the way the world works and learns. For more than 20 years, innovation and commitment to excellence have been at the core of our business. We help educators achieve better results with technology products that support student-centered learning. We help businesses become more productive with easy-to-use collaboration solutions that enable better results. Our success is driven by our deep commitment to and engagement with both the education and business communities. www.smarttech.com For more information, please contact: Marina Geronazzo Manager, Public Relations SMART Technologies Phone +1.403.407.5088 Cell +1.403.605.6607 Web www.smarttech.com ### RELATED SMART Technologies acquires NextWindow to move into the touch screen business Dean Takahashi, VenureBeat 4/25/10 NextWindow, shunned by local investors, goes to offshore buyer Chris Keall, 4/26/10, The National Business Review (NZ) [UPDATE: A spokeswoman for NextWindow told NBR the company's NZ office would be retained in the wake of the Smart Technology deal, and that there would be no change to staff.] "NextWindow revenue surged to $40 million last year (from the previous year's $6.5 million) as Microsoft's Windows 7 software helped push its touchscreen technology toward the mainstream.  The Auckland-based company sells its touchscreen panel to Dell, HP, Sony, NEC and other large computer companies. HP's TouchSmart series (pictured above) is one line of PCs that features technology made by NextWindow."   http://interactivemultimediatechnology.blogspot.com

LM3Labs' Catchyoo Interactive Koi Pond; release of ubiq'window 2.6 Development Kit and Reader Posted: 25 Apr 2010 02:42 PM PDT Catchyoo Koi FX, from LM3Labs Catchyoo Koi FX from Nicolas Loeillot on Vimeo. The music on the video clip is by the band Remioromen, from Japan. LM3Labs recently released ubiq'window 2.6 Pack, a development kit and reader that handles gesture interaction for proximity touch-less technology based on computer vision.  It includes a calibration mode, usage statistics, and is compliant with Windows 7.  In the near future, LM3Labs will release new software for their partners and ubiq'window developers. About LM3Labs: "Focused on fast transformation of innovation into unique products, LM3Labs is a recognized pioneer in computer vision-based interactivity solutions. LM3Labs is a fast growing company based in Tokyo, Japan and Sophia-Antipolis, France."  -LM3Labs Blog  http://interactivemultimediatechnology.blogspot.com

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