OPINION: The first Daydream and Tango phone will be the last. Asus has Google’s ARCore to thank for that. I want to say the Asus ZenFone AR was dead on arrival, but that’s not completely true. Google did give it 27 days to live. When I got my hands on an Asus Zenfone AR review...
At its IFA 2017 event today, Lenovo took the wraps off three refreshed laptops, its new Windows Mixed Reality headset, a Home Assistant Pack for its tablets, and a Star Wars augmented reality experience. The message was clear: Lenovo wants to be a part of the voice assistant and augmented reality trends. The Chinese computer...
This week, Travis and Stewart discuss the bizarre, weird, and wonderful world of KFC’s VR “chicken mastery program” and Google’s attempts to catch up with Amazon in conversational UI (bolstered by a partnership with Walmart). And in an interview recorded at Unbounce’s excellent CTAConf event in Vancouver, they interview the brilliant Wil Reynolds, one of the...
Facebook announced today that it is using artificial intelligence to make sure that 360-degree photos uploaded to the social network look their best when other people view them. The company laid out a system at its @Scale conference today that uses deep neural networks to try to correct for common orientation errors with the photos...
Apple’s iPhone 8 will be unveiled on September 12. The company today sent out invites to the event, which starts at 10:00 a.m. Pacific and will be held in the Steve Jobs Theater on the new Apple Park campus in Cupertino. “Let’s meet at our place,” reads the invitation to press. This will be Apple’s...
Niantic announced today that three more Legendary Pokémon will become available in its hit mobile game, Pokémon Go. Starting on September 30, the three Legendary dog-like beasts — Entei, Suicune, and Raikou — will be available to catch during special raid encounters until October 31. Pokémon Go has been a huge hit since it launched last year. As...
If you wake up every morning believing the world would be a better place with more reality TV shows, then Facebook has wonderful news for you. The social networking company has released its first two original video programs: Ball in the Family and Virtually Dating. “I like the way my hand goes through your entire...
The Oracle Internet of Things Cloud got new features today that give industrial companies the ability to implement pre-built AI algorithms. Using historic and live sensor data, the AI can do things like detect anomalies, predict when a machine will stop working, and help with supply chain management. Previous applications of AI with Oracle’s IoT...
During its IFA 2017 event today, LG unveiled the LG V30. This is the phone LG hopes will take on Samsung’s Galaxy Note8 and Apple’s iPhone 8. It will become available in South Korea on September 21 and expand to more markets from there. 2017 is all about smartphone screen-to-body ratios, and LG is playing...
Watch out, Apple and ARKit. Google’s getting into the AR dev kit game — and bringing augmented reality to potentially 2 billion Android devices. On Tuesday, Google announced ARCore, its answer to Apple’s ARKit. It’s in preview mode right now and works with a small slice of Android devices, and Google’s working with a bunch of manufacturers to...
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