In one of my previous blog posts, we discussed about measuring computer's intelligence and how we can use the Turing test for it. After Turing proposed that test, a lot of people realized its importance and started working on it. People really wanted to believe that machines are indeed capable of thinking. We need a … Continue reading Robot Vs Turing
Category: Human-Computer Interaction
Near Field Communication (NFC)
Near Field Communication (NFC) is a form of contactless communication between devices like smartphones or tablets. Contactless communication allows a user to wave the smartphone over a NFC compatible device to send information without needing to touch the devices together or go through multiple steps setting up a connection. This is very fast and convenient. … Continue reading Near Field Communication (NFC)
Augmented Reality
Augmented Reality (AR) has been one of the most exciting fields to have come into prominence in the last few years. Back when people starting working aggressively on computer graphics, great innovations took place. Today, we have 3D movies with high end computer graphics, but it is still on the screen inside our machines. People … Continue reading Augmented Reality
Connecting With Kinect
If you haven't experienced Kinect yet, do yourself a favor and just go do it! For people who have just landed on earth, Kinect is a motion sensing device for Microsoft XBox 360 video game console. You can check out the video here. Instead of using buttons or controllers to play video games, this device enables … Continue reading Connecting With Kinect
Peeking Into The Third Dimension With 3D Glasses
Instead of directly explaining it, I will take a different route this time. Let's take a look at this conversation between Walter and Michael. In case you are not familiar with them, Walter is a mathematician and Michael is his friend who refuses to acknowledge that humans need complex mathematical models. This attitude of Michael doesn't … Continue reading Peeking Into The Third Dimension With 3D Glasses
Touch Me Not
We are increasingly moving towards touchscreen technology. Every new mobile gadget that's coming to the market has a touchscreen. Most of us interact with touchscreen technology on a daily basis. I'm sure you would have gotten curious some time or the other to know how it actually works. What happens when you touch the screen? … Continue reading Touch Me Not
Looking Into The Future With Google Glass
Unless you shut down all your gadgets and hid yourself in a dark alley with absolutely no connection to the rest of the world, you would have heard that the Google I/O conference started on June 27. It is one of the most exciting events in the realm of tech innovation. Google came up with … Continue reading Looking Into The Future With Google Glass
Oblivious Machine, Thou Shalt Learn
Why do we want machines to learn? What do we want to them to "learn" exactly? There is a lot of misunderstanding regarding the concept of machine learning. Is machine learning just robots learning how to walk and talk? Is it just machines learning how to do a particular fancy task? Not exactly. I thought I … Continue reading Oblivious Machine, Thou Shalt Learn
Perpetual Enigma 