Disney Research developed a Magic Bench that allows users to interact with characters moving in 3D space. Characters like elephants, frogs, and giraffes appear on screen, jumping on the bench or kicking it to disappear. They even snore and sleep next to you, and when it rains, they approach and offer umbrellas.

Its unique feature is that multiple people can participate simultaneously by simply sitting on the bench, without any special headsets or devices. RGB cameras and depth sensors identify the user's location and transmit vibrations to the bench, which is equipped with haptic actuators. New Atlas reports that Disney Research plans to unveil the Magic Bench at SIGGRAPH 2017.

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The Verge reports that Microsoft is planning to make Windows 10's Photos app more similar to Google Photos. According to insiders, Microsoft has begun testing AI-powered photo identification and smart search by scanning all images in OneDrive. The photo search feature reportedly uses local AI, rather than cloud-based, and takes a few seconds per photo. This is similar to the image recognition algorithms used in iOS. Microsoft is still testing features in Windows 10 and plans to release an updated version in September of this year.

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