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 Dr. Gorodnichy's work on visual recognition of body motion goes back to his days working on upgrading the robotic lifting arm used in the space shuttle.  He was one of many scientists at the research council who had worked on that project, which was Canadian designed and built. - Ian Austen, the New York Times.

The Nouse is still in the prototype phase but Dmitry hopes it will be available for everyone to use whether it be as an alternative to the keyboard or for gaming. Just like its predecessor the mouse back in the 1960s, the Nouse was created to make computer operations easier for everyone.  - Shannon Bentley, Discovery Channel.

"Using a computer will soon be a lot easier for disabled people, thanks to a hands-free device created by Canadian researchers. ...  The "Nouse," short for "nose as mouse," is the brainchild of Dmitry Gorodnichy, research officer at the National Research Council's Institute for Information Technology". - CNN 

Satellites and Tang aren't the only innovations the space race has brought us. Ottawa scientist Dmitry Gorodnichy's work on the Canadarm project was instrumental in the development of the Nouse -- a hands-free alternative to the computer mouse -¦ Macleans 

A Canadian inventor has designed a computer mouse steered by movements of the nose and eyelids.  The invention, dubbed a "Nouse," is meant to help people with a disability use a computer.  .. Dmitry Gorodnichy of the National Research Council's Institute of Information Technology is presenting his research at a public symposium in Ottawa on Thursday. - CBC 

Staying with computers, that world was opened up to many people, especially those with disabilities, by the invention of voice recognition technology. But now a Canadian scientist has gone one step further, with a computer interface which doesn't even need to hear your voice but allows you to navigate your way around the screen simply by moving your face. ABC radio (Australia) 18 September , 2004  08:24:00

LONDRES - Dimitri Gorodnichy, de l'Institut des technologies de l'information d'Ottawa, au Canada, a mis au point un dispositif de pointage informatique qui utilise les mouvements du nez et des yeux, a rapporté mercredi la revue scientifique New Scientist

Un nez et une webcam pour remplacer la souris

Des chercheurs du Conseil national de recherches du Canada (CNRC) ont mis au point un logiciel qui permet de remplacer la souris en utilisant les mouvements du nez enregistrés par une webcam.

The inventor, Dmitry Gorodnichy of the Institute of Information Technology in Ottawa, Canada, calls his nose-steered mouse a "nouse". In addition to giving people a change from the keyboard and mouse, he hopes it will make using a PC easier for people who have a disability. 

"The technology, known as Perceptual Vision Systems (PVS), incorporates special software and a webcam that puts the nose in control. Truly hands-free, Nouse™ promises to further simplify and enhance the lives of people of all abilities."  Verizon, USA, July 2005

"Nouse™ brings  users with disabilities and video game fans one step closer to a more natural way of interacting hands-free with computers..." -  Silicon Valley North magazine, Jan 2002  (pdf, html)

" It is a convincing demonstration of the potential uses of cameras as natural interfaces." - The Industrial Physicist, Feb. 2003 (pdf, html)

In September of  2004, the IIT-NRC Perceptual Technology developed by Drmitry Gorodnichy was featured around the globe for its Nouse Perceptual User Interface.

It was  headline #2 on Sept 16 (Thu),  
headline #3 Sept 17 (Fri), 
and headline #1 on September 18 (Sat) 
in the Sci/Tech section of  
 
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where it stayed in  top 20 headlines Sci/Tech headlines  of the world till end of September

 First 300 links of 1600 by Google on October 1, 2004

Some links retrieved by Google on September 25, 2004

Sorted media coverage on September 21, 2004

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Communications of the ACM 
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BBC, CNN, ABC(Australia)
New York Times (28.X.04, p.G7)
New Scientist (IX.04)
Discovery Channel (XII.04)
Bild der Wissenschaft (XII.04)
IEEE Computer (Jan 2005, p.25)
YES Mag (Jan'2005)
Monitor (Nov'2004)

The Australian
Wired
USA Today
Stern (Germany)
Libération (France)
Reuters (UK)
Utro (Russia)
The Times of Oman, etc.

The Ottawa citizen (16.IX.04)
The Ottawa Sun 
Halifax News  
The National Post (16.IX.04, p2)
CBC
radio-canada international 
Macleans magazine (X.04) 

Planeta Digital, Cover feature - pdf, 
comparison table: Nouse vs others (from Planeta Digital)
  Silicon Valley North magazine, Jan 2002  (pdf, html)
The Industrial Physicist, Feb. 2003 (pdf, html)

  

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