A new Microsoft Research project has achieved a major milestone: Real-time machine translation of sign language using Kinect. Researchers in China created the prototype Kinect Sign Language Translator ...

Microsoft’s Kinect is nothing short of impressive, but it can used for much more than just entertaining games. Microsoft Research Asia is developing the Kinect Sign Language Translator system which ...

Microsoft has had its unsung products before, but the Kinect may prove its best worst product. By that I mean it’s a great piece of hardware that the company can’t seem to sell to anyone but gamers.

A Microsoft Research team is working with an application that, when tied into a Kinect for Windows hardware unit, can automatically translate sign language, even from a language other than English.

Voice commands are de rigueur these days with products like Siri and Google Glass, but what about people who can't speak? Sign language is the easiest way for many deaf people to communicate, but it ...

Microsoft’s Kinect is a wonderful piece of technology that seems to know no bounds. Microsoft Research is now using it to bridge the gap between folks who don’t speak the same language, whether they ...

Microsoft's Kinect motion sensor has transformed from a novel gaming controller to a valued tool for robotics, and now is helping to interpret sign language in real time. Scientists at Microsoft ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Microsoft’s Kinect technology, already adept at reading hand and body movements, is incorporating sign language into its motion-sensing vocabulary as part of a new research project meant to help the ...

Allowing computers to understand and translate sign language has long been a goal of developers aiming to empower deaf or hard of hearing people. Microsoft's Kinect depth-sensing camera has allowed ...

Voice commands are de rigueur these days with products like Siri and Google Glass, but what about people who can't speak? Sign language is the easiest way for many deaf people to communicate, but it ...