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A 'round draft' for Microsoft ... Manuel Castells


The laws of logic are broken in the computing world. We are demonstrating Microsoft engineers from Redmond (Washington, USA). The technology giant has unveiled its latest futuristic project: a team round, which could advance future trends .

The group founded by Bill Gates surprised the world more than a year ago with the introduction of Surface , a kind of table that was actually touch a computer. Thinking was created for use in public facilities such as hotels, restaurants and airports. 'Now

makers working Surface and a new version with spherical shape, no keyboard and no mouse, which has been dubbed Sphere.

Possibilities ...

is a prototype, although expectations are high. In a video recorded last Tuesday on the Microsoft facilities in Redmond, an engineer of the group shows how, with a few taps, the area becomes a luminous globe, with varied applications and location maps.

Another interesting point is the ability to display images in three dimensions and angles of 360 degrees, and broad or narrow with the help of only two fingers. Finally, the video shows a small model of game. This represents a major advance over other touch screens on the market, as it allows interaction with several people at once.

'Windows 7' ...

Some scholars have interpreted the Sphere Surface as a preview of what will be the next Microsoft operating system , which some called Windows 7 . It is envisaged that this version is released, at least within a year and is completely touch (to take advantage this feature must be installed on computers that have this option.) Peculiarities

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* ' Sphere' is the name given to the latest Microsoft experiment.

* is considered a PC version of the Touch 'Surface . "

* Has a multi-touch interface (can be used by several people at once), together with a projection system Global Imagination.

* The detection of the hands is via infrared.

* The sphere is transformed into a globe, to manipulate photos and images with two fingers, watching videos at an angle of 360 degrees and play games, among other possibilities.

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Professor Manuel Castells has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the new European Institute Innovation and Technology (IET), whose official opening is on 15 September Budapest, according to the European Commission.

Manuel Castells is Research Professor at the University of Barcelona, \u200b\u200band Professor of Technology and Communication Society in University of Southern California and Visiting Professor Technology and Society in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . He is the author of 19 books, including the trilogy ' The era of information: Culture, Economy and Society' , which has been published in 23 languages.

EU executive president Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, praised the quality of the management members of the EIT, Institute ' soon be a reality' . ' Europe needs more than ever a strong commitment to innovation and technology, "said Barroso. Besides

Castells, another 17 have been chosen to head the European EIT to form a 'balance experience and excellence', derived from business, research and higher education.

was used for appointment to an independent committee after public consultation and the result was communicated to the Council and European Parliament.

Brussels said the first meeting of the EIT will take place next September 15 in Budapest, home of the Institute, and will mark the official opening of its activities. In addition, you must design the first 'Knowledge and Innovation Communities' (ICC) before the end of 2009. The ICC will be the operational centers of the European Institute.

The Institute's headquarters is finally in Budapest, despite the great interest shown by Spain to host it.