4 November 2013 Current Affairs
Virat Kohli Becomes No.1 Ranked ODI batsman
Virat Kohli became the number one batsman in One-day cricket after a superb batting show against Australia in the just-concluded series, in which he scored 344 runs.Kohli had scores of 61 (in Pune), 100 not out (in Jaipur), 68 (in Mohali), 115 not out (in Nagpur) and 0 (in Bengaluru).He has achieved the number-one spot for the first time in his career.Kohli has now become the third India batsman to hold the number-one batting rank in ODI cricket, after Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni.Tendulkar first claimed the number one position when he took over from Brian Lara in February 1996. He was last number one in March 2008.Dhoni first reached number one when he took over from Ricky Ponting in April 2006. He was last ranked number one in July 2010.
Kinect Sign Language Translator Developed By Microsoft and Chinese Researchers
US software company Microsoft recently developed a new cost-effective sign language translator that converts signs into spoken and written language – and vice versa.In collaboration with researchers in China, Microsoft created the Kinect Sign Language Translator, a prototype system that understands the gestures of sign language and converts them to spoken and written languageand vice versa.The translator uses a computer and a Kinect camera that recognises signing gestures, then gives a spoken and written translation of languages for people who can hear.The system captures a conversation both sides: the deaf person is shown signing, with a written and spoken translation being rendered in real-time, while the system takes the hearing person’s spoken words and turns them into accurate, understandable signs. The project was collaboration between the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Union University, and Microsoft Research Asia.