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 ...

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 ...

Soon, you may not necessarily need to be fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) in order to interpret it. Scientists have hacked Microsoft's Xbox Kinect motion control sensor to read ASL. The ...

Foreign languages can be tough to pick up on, but sign language may take the cake for being the most foreign of all. With different motions for letters and words and phrases, Microsoft Research Asia ...

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