Human-computer interaction
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Publication
A Survey of Collaborative Web Search Practices
Video
BlindSight: Eyes-Free Access to Mobile Phones
Many mobile phones integrate services such as personal calendars. Given the social nature of the stored data, however, users often need to access such information as part of a phone conversation. In typical non-headset use,…
Video
SearchBar: A Search-Centric Web History for Task Resumption and Information Re-finding
Current user interfaces for Web search, including browsers and search engine sites, typically treat search as a transient activity. However, people often conduct complex, multi-query investigations that may span long durations and may be interrupted…
Publication
BlindSight: Eyes-Free Access to Mobile Phones
Publication
Speculative Devices for Photo Display
Microsoft Research Blog
Ensuring That Human Values Play a Central Role in Our Digital Future
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research On March 15-16, 2007, a forum entitled HCI 2020: Human Values in a Digital Age, was held in Sanlúcar la Mayor, Spain, just outside Seville. Its purpose was…