Today a team that includes multiple CSAIL alums launched Inbox, a more modern platform for building apps that access end users' inboxes. As compared to Google's new 'Gmail API,' which is limited to Gmail, Inbox also works with Yahoo, Microsoft Exchange and others.
The futuristic technology of Steven Spielberg's Minority Report, which saw Tom Cruise work with a glove-controlled interface that allowed him to pull, drag and toss images around a computer screen, is now possible thanks to a new graphical interface coming out of CSAIL. Systems Robotics Engineer Garratt Gallagher has released a video where he plucks images from a reel he drags onto the screen, then enlarges, spins and casts the pictures aside a la Minority Report.
Syrian-born professor is among 38 naturalized citizens from 35 countries of origin who are being celebrated for their contributions to American society.