Moving over to a side stage, Harwell was able to perform another tune--and this time, the main screen of the keynote stage showed a full-on virtual Smash Mouth, with digital avatars of each band member reflecting their real-world movements.
Additionally, the Android soft keys are no longer virtual -- you can access them below the screen at any time, and we dig that.
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The person who saw the prototype of the new iPhone said the device was significantly lighter than the iPhone 4 and had an edge-to-edge screen that could be manipulated by touch, as well as a virtual keyboard and voice-based navigation.
The idea of bending over to pick up a virtual tennis racket in front of that 50-inch flat screen in our living room makes perfect sense to us.
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Hook up a flat-panel screen, and you can even take virtual rides of Tour de France hill climbs and other famous cycling trips.
Instead of drinking stale coffee from a Styrofoam cup while leaning over a salesman's desk, the Maybach customer relaxes in a rich leather chair and sips from a china cup as his virtual car comes to life on a 50-inch flat plasma screen.
Me completely reorganizes your home screen by acting as a search engine and Siri-like virtual assistant.
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The ultimate solution to difficult-to-use touch-screen infotainment and navigation systems could be technology that renders jabbing virtual buttons on a screen unnecessary.
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The Avatar Kinect system will let people host and attend virtual meetings and gatherings with the avatars of their friends and have their on-screen doubles act out what they are doing in real life.
The visuals for many songs were simply the lyrics rendered in a kind of ticker-tape typeface, crawling across the screen as lines undulated in the virtual background.
Instead of kidding yourself that a particularly nice get-up on the screen will fit, you can look at a virtual representation of the clothes on your body via a Web cam.
Meanwhile, kiosks allow a customer to chat with a virtual sales associate who can provide advice on such topics as how to install a new flat-screen television.
Users can orient the 24-inch screen on its side for TV viewing then pop it upright to create a virtual jukebox or arcade.
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Like a motion-controlled video gaming system, the Virtual Music Instrument employs a camera that is mounted on a computer screen and aimed at someone, capturing their gestures.
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