Digital Actors Go Beyond the Uncanny Valley

Computer-generated humans in movies and video games are paving the way for new forms of entertainment

Mirrors That Double as Computers

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444358804578016562948686482.html

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Daisuke Wakabayashi/The Wall Street Journal

A mirror from Panasonic displays digital information such as a patient's movement to help Takao Yamamura, 77, rehabilitate after suffering nerve damage.

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A wave of new mirrors are relying not on hocus-pocus but on sensors, cameras, and flat-panel displays to transform the time-tested looking glass. Daisuke Wakabayashi reports on digits. Photo: MIT.

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BodyWave lets you control a PC with your mind - without a headset

http://www.gizmag.com/bodywave-arm-band-pc-mind-control/21116/

A bio-feedback armband called BodyWave is the first of its kind to measure brainwave activity through the body, not the scalp. Instead of an EEG headset recording a user's concentration level, the Bodywave reads brainwaves at the arm by measuring the electric current given off by neurons firing in the brain. Bundled with an interactive software package called Play Attention, it reportedly enables interactive feedback and training towards peak mental performance.

For Watson Technology, What Happens After 'Jeopardy!'?

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/watson-technology-jeopardy/story?id=12869629

CES 2011 Motorola ATRIX 4G

Cell phone + Computer + TV