Microsoft has demonstrated a robotic receptionist that could possibly be the future of all receptionists. The robot has facial recognition capabilities and can ask a person where he/she wants to go after detecting their faces.
The Demo was shown at the Financial Analysts Meeting as a part of Mundie’s presentation. According to CNET.
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If you’ve read the post Windows 7.. 8.. Midori?!?, you’ll know by now that Microsoft is working on Sapphire. There’s going to be a session in PDC 2008 covering this, called Windows 7: Graphics Advances
Windows 7: Graphics Advances
Windows 7 enables you to advance the graphics capabilities of your applications while carrying forward existing investments in

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