Forget Windows! Kinect could be Microsoft’s next cash cow.

July 2, 2012

Venture Capitalists are licking their chops after watching several companies vie for funding in Microsoft’s Kinect demo day. Kinect, for some that might not know, is the motion-sensing accessory for the Xbox 360. The technology is quite impressive. I have one and have been using it for sports video games. My family loves its application for dance and exercise-type games.

People have been hacking the Kinect since it launched but kudos to Microsoft for allowing the ideas to flourish rather than clamped down on user modifications. Having elderly parents, I’m intrigued at some of the ideas with regards to medical and mobility applications. Check out the link provided.

Check out full details:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/next/archive/2012/06/29/microsoft-accelerator-for-kinect-demo-day-offers-lots-of-vc-options.asp

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Greylock scientist DJ Patil: “Data is the new black”

July 2, 2012

Great video from Greylock scientist DJ Patil

Dr. DJ Patil (not actually a DJ) is the data scientist in residence at Greylock Partners, the renowned Silicon Valley venture capital firm, and in a talk at LeWeb London, he unleashes a mighty nerdgasm all about the power of big data.

He tells the audience “the demand for data scientists is at a record high” and that “data is the new black.”


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