Personal-computer sales have fallen through the floor as people spend more time on mobile devices. The world’s largest PC maker is trying to lure some buyers back with an unusual new way to control their machines. Hewlett-Packard is partnering with...
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Leap Motion's computer accessory allows users to control a computer by waving their fingers and hands.
HP Hopes Leap Motion’s Hand-Gesture Controls Help Revive the PC
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The Leap Motion controller allows users to navigate computer software by waving their fingers.
Leap Motion Raises $30 Million for ‘Minority Report’ Controls
Leap Motion, a startup with the ambitious goal of convincing people to control a computer with motion gestures such as the turn of the hand or move of a finger, has taken $30 million in new funding as it prepares...
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Believe it or not, cathode ray tubes are still in production today, despite the prevalence of flat screens.
Fat Fine May Hit Makers of Fat TVs
Remember those bulbous TVs and computer monitors that preceded the slimmed-down liquid-crystal displays we have today? Some companies are actually still making them (surprise!), and several of them may be fined by the European Union within weeks over price-fixing agreements,...
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Mark Collins, left, and Jason Giddings agreed to a $3 million investment on a glacier in the Swiss Alps.
After Raising Money on Kickstarter, Side Project Lands Another $3 Million
(Updates to add comment from Kickstarter in last graph.) When Jason Giddings posted his idea on Kickstarter in November to build a glass keyboard and mouse controlled by multi-touch gestures similar to the iPad, he didn’t even have a name for it. The...
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OpenVizsla is named after Vizsla dogs, which are known for their ability to be trained and sniff.
After Getting Funded, Some Kickstarter Projects Stall
Kickstarter began in 2009 as a way for entrepreneurs to raise money to get projects off the ground. Though the company’s fundraising platform has been a success, many projects have not. More than a million backers have given $274 million...
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There was a time when Cisco could consistently be counted on to post double-digit growth. Those days may be over.
Cisco’s Double Whammy: 1,300 Job Cuts and a Disruptive $1.3B Deal
Cisco Systems was dealt a double whammy in less than an hour yesterday. First, the computer-networking giant announced plans to cut 1,300 jobs, as the European debt crisis and sluggish corporate spending threaten sales. That was at 3:15 p.m. New York...
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Axio's Arye Barnehama, left, demonstrates his headband that measures the user's focus at an event held by the HAXLR8R incubator.
New Incubators Focus on Hardware
Arye Barnehama had an idea for a headband that could measure a person’s level of focus. So last year, he recruited people with the know-how to design software and arrange circuit boards to help build it. “We had a really great foundation...
Read more »Leap, Hardware Startups Channel Steve Jobs to Lure Investors
Leap Motion was able to entice venture capitalists to invest $14.6 million in its motion-sensor device for controlling computers using just a wave of some fingers. The company was luckier than most. Entrepreneurs aspiring to build technology products that customers can...
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