TI puts money behind cutting-edge human device interface technology

Written by Janine Love March 11, 2010 Hits: 166 Favorites

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I got a note from the team at Texas Instruments (TI) today telling me about how TI and GetFugu has invested in the University of Texas (fitting) at Dallas' MobileLab research group. The group works to advance futuristic mobile apps using human/device interfaces (HDI) technologies.

The group at the University of Texas is using TI’s Zoom OMAP34x-II mobile development platform. The $100,000 donation will help the research group in its efforts to merge a physical, real-world environment with virtual, computer-generated imagery on mobile devices.

According to my friends at TI, “Each holding unique technologies that significantly advance HDI applications, TI and GetFugu are committed to helping UT Dallas researchers bring immersive applications to the end users around the world, providing quick access to information, always-on connections and revolutionary multimedia experiences.”

I wasn’t familiar with UT’s MobileLab, so I looked them up. This is how they describe themselves on their website:
"Less than 2 years old, MobileLab is supported by some of the world’s biggest technology and wireless companies. Ericsson, Texas Instruments, Research in Motion, Samsung and Apple are helping fund hardware, software and graduate student stipends. Ideas in the development stage include:

An iPhone application called Placethings, which uses Global Positioning System technology to enable the creation, placement and viewing of photos, video and audio in a specific locale. This platform creates virtual layers of information and “place-based conversations” accessible via an iPhone.
My Mobile Pet. A 3-D avatar created with an emerging technology called augmented reality, in which graphics appear superimposed over a real field of vision, creating a somewhat hallucinatory effect. When viewed through the camera phone, the avatar is seen as a virtual object moving in actual space and time."

I, for one, am very interested in seeing what they come up with. Frankly, I’m intrigued and a little bit frightened by the mobile pet thing...

In the meantime, for more info on UT Dallas’ Mobilelab, go here.

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