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...video camera in it that tracks where your body is and what you're doing with it. It also has a monochrome camera (it works with infrared) that reads depth - how far away your body and its component parts are - and a highly specialized microphone that can pick up voice commands. Along with all this hardware, it's got a ton of software that tells the Xbox how to find your body's various joints (it tracks 48 of them), how to keep track of multiple players at the same time, how to tell your Hawaiian shirt apart from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Microsoft Whacks the Wii: A First Look | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

...takes a few minutes to get the hang of it. You tend to oversteer, since you can't quite believe this thing is going to pick up your movements, so you exaggerate them. But soon you start to trust it, because it does actually work. I couldn't detect any significant latency. And there's definitely an extra edge to playing a game with nothing between you and the screen but your clenched, white-knuckled fists. I'm a hard-core gamer, so I'm not the person Project Natal is targeting. I love my controller...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Microsoft Whacks the Wii: A First Look | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

...will notify a student that a case has been initiated. This allows the resident dean to act more strictly as an advisor. If a student would like an alternative advisor, they may choose another Board member. Also—as is the case now—a student may pick a personal advisor from within the FAS. Under the newly adopted procedures, this advisor will receive information and briefings on the Board process, be permitted to pause Board proceedings during a personal appearance if a student needs a break, and be permitted to voice relevant information if a student omits...

Author: By Donald H. Pfister and Matthew L. Sundquist | Title: Ad Board Reviewed and Modified | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

...know that I deserve the heat, because I don't pick the guests. Never pick the guests. And a lot of times, I don't like it either. However, when the light goes on, I've got a job to do. So if we have to discuss the missing child or the beauty star who's divorcing her husband, it's the nature of the beast. You have to do it. I never throw away a show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Larry King | 6/1/2009 | See Source »

...Global Warming The House last week passed its version of landmark climate-change legislation, which the Senate is scheduled to pick up this summer. On his website, Franken declares his support for renewable energy: "I think we need a new 'Apollo project' - this time to fundamentally change our energy policy and end our reliance on foreign oil." But Franken will also be representing Minnesota: his website lists much longer and more detailed positions on agriculture. In the House, the rural caucus - big supporters of ethanol - was among the measure's biggest hurdles, and Franken is a big ethanol devotee. Though...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Will Al Franken Make a Difference in the Senate? | 6/1/2009 | See Source »

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