Apr 11
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In previous entires we covered some of Google’s April Fools’ hoaxes, including the virtual breathalizer added to Google Voice and finger aerobics added by Google Chrome. Gmail Motion , however, is a different prank in one special way: it’s been made real, thanks to Evan Suma and the team at Mark Bolas’ MxR Lab. The MxR lab was quick on their response, creating a real-life version of the fake Google product using their existing technology within just a few hours. MxR’s technology, FAAST (Flexible Action and Articulated Skeleton Toolkit), uses the Xbox 360 Kinect sensor as a medium by which other interfaces, including operating system interfaces, can be controlled
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Gmail Motion Made Real by USC MxR Lab