Technology

It's Segway Time!

Written by Ed Werner on Sat 05/03/2008 at 1:02 pm

RIT public safety officers have a new tool at their disposal. The electric “Segway” is an upright, self-balancing, 2-wheel human transport vehicle that’s helping them respond to calls for help and rescue.

ASL to Text

Written by Justin Monsees on Sat 05/03/2008 at 12:49 pm

American Sign Language, or ASL, finger-spelled letters are being converted to text. At the WOW! Center, a new technology being developed to do just that is on display.

Light Shows and Improv Dazzle Golisano Auditorium

Written by Kyle Shradel on Sat 05/03/2008 at 12:38 pm

Most students are satisfied with big speakers and good music in their room. Not Josh Dietrich. The only thing that made sense, to him, was adding a light show.

Living on the Computer Science House floor, Josh was required to complete a project that in some way benefitted his community. In response, he created the Digital and Analog Music Manipulation of Incandescent Technology (DAMMIT).

Mixed Reality Table blurs distinction between physical and 3d models, Risk players rejoice

Written by Matt Rogers on Sat 05/03/2008 at 11:22 am

It’s not like we haven’t seen buildings made of bricks before. Heck, our day-to-day lives here at RIT just wouldn’t be the same without all of the familiar red-faced edifices.

Innovation News: True Collaboration

Written by Justin Monsees on Sat 05/03/2008 at 8:12 am

At the Innovation Festival at RIT, the School of Print Media’s Open Publishing Lab has have decided to raise the bar for publishing on-demand. The project, led by Professors Riordan and Bernius, is to have newspapers published approximately every hour, starting from the time of content upload to distribution.

Collaboration At Its Finest

Written by Sean Conklin on Fri 05/02/2008 at 10:43 pm

Located in the inner depths of the basement of the library lies a treasure many may have never heard of until now. The CollaboRITorium, originally created by the Fall 2008 class on Innovation and Invention at RIT, boasts an open environment of self-creation that challenges a person’s ideas and innovation through cross disciplinary collaborative efforts.

Eye Tracking in the Real World

Written by Adam Sampedro on Fri 05/02/2008 at 8:35 pm

RIT is known not only for it’s scientific research, but innovation as well. One of the many fine examples of RIT's innovation being displayed in the Xerox WOW! Center is an exhibit entitled “Eye Tracking in the Real World”. The exhibit features a portable eye-tracking device and a remote eye-tracking device.

Innovative Game Connects the Masses

Written by Nick Gagne on Fri 05/02/2008 at 3:47 pm

Created by a number of talented minds with very diverse of backgrounds, the Social Networking Game will help event-goers achieve a new level of connectivity. I sat down with Abdul Matsah and Matt Bernius to get the story on this game.