MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF.—Microsoft opened a portion of its fifth TechFair to Silicon Valley residents on Thursday, demonstrating everything from real-time translation to mobile-to-mobile networking to improved image stitching.
Since one of the charters of Microsoft Research is that the work eventually be moved to product teams, there's a good chance that the prototypes shown Thursday will eventually be made available to the public at large. Whether they will end up as standalone products, however, is unknown.
Rick Rashid, a Microsoft senior vice president at Microsoft, said Thursday that, out of all of Microsoft's employees, he has held the same job for the longest duration as head of Microsoft Research. Microsoft's Silicon Valley office opened in 2001, and Microsoft has scattered similar facilities all over the globe, from San Francisco to Shanghai. ...There, more than 15 displays showcased some of Microsoft's latest research. In the accompanying slideshow, I've highlighted several of the most relevant to consumers, explaining how they work and what impact they may have on you in the coming years. One of my favorites? Kurt Akeley's exhibit on focusing 3D graphics, stuck away in a corner, outside of the main exhibit room. Akeley, who co-founded Silicon Graphics and left as its chief technical officer, now is a principal researcher at Microsoft Research. He humbly handled his booth duty like any product manager. Read more: PCMag
Since one of the charters of Microsoft Research is that the work eventually be moved to product teams, there's a good chance that the prototypes shown Thursday will eventually be made available to the public at large. Whether they will end up as standalone products, however, is unknown.
Rick Rashid, a Microsoft senior vice president at Microsoft, said Thursday that, out of all of Microsoft's employees, he has held the same job for the longest duration as head of Microsoft Research. Microsoft's Silicon Valley office opened in 2001, and Microsoft has scattered similar facilities all over the globe, from San Francisco to Shanghai. ...There, more than 15 displays showcased some of Microsoft's latest research. In the accompanying slideshow, I've highlighted several of the most relevant to consumers, explaining how they work and what impact they may have on you in the coming years. One of my favorites? Kurt Akeley's exhibit on focusing 3D graphics, stuck away in a corner, outside of the main exhibit room. Akeley, who co-founded Silicon Graphics and left as its chief technical officer, now is a principal researcher at Microsoft Research. He humbly handled his booth duty like any product manager. Read more: PCMag
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