Infinite USB
While the laptop is getting smaller, the USB ports are getting more limited. But more and more devices are using USB port. So this InfiniteUSB can solve this problem.When there is a new USB device plug in, at the same time, it provides one more USB port.If more USB devices were designed with plugs like this, there wouldn’t be any limitation with the number of USB ports on computers anymore
read moreMicrosoft Bing Dictionary (Engkoo)
Bing Dictionary is a next generation English-Chinese bilingual dictionary and sample sentence search engine; it is particularly useful as a writing assistant and language learning tool. It was built by Microsoft Research Asia using innovative natural language, speech, user interface, and web mining technology.
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A profile image is one of the most important personal attributes on social networking sites (SNSs). The current study examines whether self-presentation on SNSs is related to national culture and how forms of self presentation differ between American and Chinese users. We found that Chinese users are more likely to customize their profile images than Americans.
read morePoint and Share
Collaborative interactions using an interactive whiteboard lack the facility of eliciting participation from those in the room using traditional media. This project presents the design of a system called Point and Share that enhances participation in collocated meetings by allowing users to employ traditional media (pen and paper) to author content on a shared interactive whiteboard. Team
read moreColor Magic
Everyone has a “colorful” dream. With the technology of staining technology, people achieved the dream of mixing different colors to get their favorite color, however, it’s only for the solid or liquid pigment. What about the light? We have designed a set of “light palette” that enables people to mix colorful light together and get the customized color as they like.
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