VR has already been used for a lot of positive and inspiring projects, but getting these off of the ground without the help of a major organization or charity can be tough. For those looking to use the technology in this way, a new platform named VR Together might be able to help. VR Together...
Nikon’s foray into 360° video continued at the ‘Nikon Innovation Forum: The 360° Video Revolution’ event in NYC last week. There the company’s recently released KeyMission 360 action camera was the centerpiece among non-360° action cameras of the same series. In addition to the camera displays and examples of footage shot on Nikon’s KeyMission series, the...
AliceX is a new service that offers companionship through its virtual reality service. The site claims to provide a “virtual girlfriend experience” to anyone with a computer, phone, internet, and a VR headset. It’s basically a 24-hour cam site with real models acting as “girlfriends” for users. AliceX plans on implementing Oculus Rift support in...
Black Friday has passed, but a few holiday VR deals remain. For a limited time, Amazon is offering a $100 gift card with every Rift purchase. It might not be the same straight up $100 discount HTC had offered on the Vive during Black Friday, but if you’re a regular Amazon shopper, it’s nearly as...
Renowned Art + Technology company The Artery, which employs an award winning talent base of some of the most talented digital artists in the world, has created a new Virtual Reality experience: “Spirit of Meditation.” The new App is currently available at the VR store:https://www.oculus.com/experiences/gear-vr/1276353495756631/ Developed by The Artery and Mentors Channel, the new “Spirit...
A weakness has been found in the Haswell central processing unit (CPU) components that makes common computer operating systems vulnerable to malicious attacks. Computer hackers could take control of individual, company and government computers if a weak point in address space layout randomization (ASLR) software is exploited by manipulating a CPU’s branch predictor, a piece...
A novel telemedicine speech therapy program for people with language problems due to dementia significantly improved their ability to recall words they had “lost,” reports a study. Source: Helping dementia patients recall grandchildren's names
This century, our world will be flooded with hundreds of billions of smartphones, gadgets, sensors and other smart objects connected to the internet. New research is at the forefront of efforts to redesign the internet to handle the enormous increase in traffic. Source: Designing the future internet
The University of Surrey’s 5GIC (part of the Institute for Communications Systems) has — for the first time worldwide — produced a full demonstration of its FDC, which points to a significant reduction in deployment, optimisation and upgrade costs for network operators. The FDC was demonstrated over LTE-A (an advanced version of the Long Term...
A research team has described a novel tabletop display system that allows multiple viewers to simultaneously view a hologram showing a full 3-D image as they walk around the tabletop, giving complete 360-degree access. Source: Full-circle viewing: 360-degree electronic holographic display
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