Scientists are working on a number of ways to allow for real-time computer translation of spoken languages.

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Or, for that matter, in not-so real time: by adjusting the computer, Dr Viirre or one of his collaborators can control not only what the subject sees, but how fast he perceives it.

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Rather than discussing the already worn (and to me irrelevant) debate of digital book versus analog book, I talked about future technologies like brain computer interface, real-time simulation and programmable material, and how these will change the face of literature far beyond the Kindle, perhaps eventually eliminating text altogether.

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You know, we need better information and the ability to run computer models in near real-time so that we can give you better answers to say exactly whey there is warm conditions on the East Coast at North America at the moment.

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For extreme overclocking enthusiasts, they can use their mobile phone to monitor frequency, temperature and voltage parameters in real time while their computer is running full-screen testing software.

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"We are very interested in music where you have real instruments on stage and virtual sound sources, which can be coming directly from the computer or transformed from the real-time recording of instruments onstage, " he says.

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The cybercriminals would monitor the withdrawals in real-time from within the credit-card processing firms' computer networks, prosecutors said.

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When wearing a pair of goggles fitted with small video screens, one of Dr Viirre's subjects has the impression of standing within a computer-generated panorama, which can be examined in any direction in real time.

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