Seeing the skull beneath the skin, on the skin

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Augmented reality systems impose information using a heads up video display, much as the military's infra-red headgear does. Researchers in North Carolina are developing video devices that help surgeons see ultrasound data overlayed on their view of what they are operating on. The Palo Alto researchers use heads up video display in reconstructive surgery. An mostly transparent image of the rebuilt bone is imposed on the damaged bone the surgeon is repairing.

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To aid the blind, A.T.M. maker gives its machines a voice

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In part due to a lawsuit brought against it by the National Federation for the Blind and other parties, Diebold Inc. has come up with a prototype for an inexpensive automated teller machine that runs entirely on audio prompts, making it accessible to blind customers. The voices will be generated by computer software that turns text into synthesized speech.

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Like the grocery but hate the lines? Help is on the way

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Dr. Jonathan H. Connell has developed a checkout system that will be able to scan the contents of your grocery cart and give you a price total on what you are buying in one deft motion. These new checkout systems will spped things up at the store by bypassing the checkout clerk completely.

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