Virtual field trip exploring XR from Discovery and Verizon
Thursday, October 26, 2023 by Brittany Hainzinger
Discovery Education and Verizon today announced a new virtual experience 'Bridge to the Future: A Virtual Field Trip into Extended Reality' showing students in grades 6-12 the possibilities of the immersive world. This virtual field trip builds upon Discovery Education’s immersive learning suite of resources, including a multi-year partnership with Ve...
Top programming languages of 2023
Friday, August 18, 2023 by Richard Harris
With generative AI, machine learning, and big data processing taking the world by storm, a number of associated languages and tools have gained in popularity this year. CircleCI has revealed the top programming languages for 2023.
Highlights include:
Python leapfrogged JavaScript and Ruby to become the second-most commonly used language on CircleCI.
Type...
Redditors mixed reactions on Apple Vision Pro
Friday, June 23, 2023 by Richard Harris
Apple's Vision Pro, the mixed-reality headset unveiled at the June 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference, has created a substantial buzz in the tech industry. This excitement translated into a notable increase in Reddit discussions during the second week of June. Among Redditors, there is a divergence of opinions regarding the device. While some are enamored with its...
Vision Pro headset and visionOS from Apple
Monday, June 12, 2023 by Richard Harris
At WWDC23, Apple introduced its groundbreaking new technology and operating system, Apple Vision Pro and visionOS. According to Apple the "Apple Vision Pro seamlessly blends digital content with your physical space." The new headset is expected to launch in early 2024 for around $3500 USD. Apple noted that its new OS allows users to "Naviga...
AR glasses market on the rise
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 by Brittany Hainzinger
AR glasses are a type of wearable technology that connects people to computers. Many functions of smart glasses enable users to examine data pertinent to their environment. Technology for AR glasses has advanced tremendously in recent years. Several sectors, including manufacturing, shipping, field service, inspection, and operation, are already expanding with smart gla...
How people respond to ransomware attacks
Monday, April 10, 2023 by David Carvalho
Ransomware attackers extorted $456.8 million from victims in 2022, 40% down from the $765.6 million in the previous year. However, before we clink glasses to celebrate victory, there are some significant caveats to consider. The recent hack of Euler Finance where $135 million in staked Ether tokens (stETH), was drained from the protocol, is a case in point. How organiza...
Unicorn Academy AR education platform from STTE
Tuesday, December 27, 2022 by Brittany Hainzinger
Success Through Technology Education (STTE) Foundation and Geenee AR, has announced the launch of Unicorn Academy, the first-ever augmented reality (AR) education program focused on advancing youth entrepreneurship.
Unicorn Academy is geared toward students in grades 8-12 who are curious about entrepreneurship and want to develop the fundamental skills needed to laun...
What the future of AR looks like
Friday, December 2, 2022 by Richard Harris
The next two decades hold incredible promise, and danger, as our lives become more intertwined with extended reality (XR) technologies. Visions of exciting possibilities are tempered with privacy concerns, as major XR companies explore centralized visual positioning systems that store personal data.
Today’s pioneers of augmented and virtual realities (AR and VR...
Search 3 NFT search engine lands
Thursday, June 9, 2022 by Freeman Lightner
HUMBL, Inc. has announced the launch of Search 3, a new cross-chain search engine designed to help users explore Web 3, a decentralized version of the world wide web, built on blockchain.
"The common complaints about Web 3 are that it is hard to find and the consumer tools are too complex. With Search 3, we have provided a simplified front door to Web 3, along w...
Petal Search AR capabilities for AR glasses
Friday, April 1, 2022 by Richard Harris
Showcased for the first time at MWC 2022 last month, Petal Search has taken multimodal search capabilities to the next level with AR search through the Rokid AR Glasses.
Petal Search AR for users with AR Glasses
The AR Glasses connect the capabilities of visual, voice, and real-time translation to deliver an immersive AR experience. This is made possible...
Huawei brings HMS Developments to MWC 2022
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 by Richard Harris
At this year's MWC conference in Barcelona, Huawei continued to strengthen its support for developers with the debut of several new developments, including PC versions of HUAWEI Mobile Cloud, AI Search, AppGallery, HUAWEI Assistant·TODAY, and Petal Search enhanced for AR Glasses.
Focusing on its mission to help developers achieve business success, Huawei d...
Businesses and end users experiencing app fatigue
Thursday, June 18, 2020 by Glenn Gruber
When I began drafting this article, it was before COVID-19 really took hold and spurred the “2 years of digital transformation in 2 months”, as Microsoft’s Satya Nadella has said. With that context, everything that I believed was amplified 100x. The lasting effects of the pandemic are going to change the way that many businesses operate, where we work ...
Advanced barcode reader from Dynasoft is here
Thursday, January 16, 2020 by Brittany Hainzinger
Dynamsoft has introduced its Dynamsoft Barcode Reader version 7.3 software development kit for advanced barcoding that intelligently restores physically missing parts of barcode images and that improves on the difficulties of scanning crumpled barcodes. The new SDK version also adds optical character recognition capabilities for processing text that may accompany a barc...
Inseego announces 2nd gen 5G devices
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 by Freeman Lightner
Inseego Corp. is extending its industry leadership with a full line-up of new second-generation 5G devices that leverage the new Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X55 5G modem. Inseego will preview its new 5G portfolio of industrial IoT, fixed wireless access and mobile broadband product lines in private briefings at CES.
Inseego 5G products will also power live demons...
American attitude towards restaurant technology
Monday, August 5, 2019 by Brittany Hainzinger
When we Americans eat out there are certain luxuries we've come to expect, and some that we are astonished haven't made it to our favorite dive yet. According to a Forbes report in 2018, One-third of Americans on average eat out every night. OnBuy.com surveyed 1,689 Americans about their attitudes towards restaurant technologies as they exist today. Here’s...
Gitlab 12.0 released
Friday, June 28, 2019 by Christian Hargrave
GitLab is releasing 12.0 to help enterprises transform and accelerate DevOps adoption by bringing developers, operations professionals, and the security team together in the first single application for the entire DevSecOps lifecycle. With the 12.0 release, GitLab is building upon security features recently released - such as security dashboards, auto remediation and se...
Microsoft Azure Sphere certified processor coming in 2020
Friday, June 21, 2019 by Brittany Hainzinger
NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced a collaboration with Microsoft to deliver a new Microsoft Azure Sphere certified crossover applications processor, as an extension to their popular i.MX 8 high-performance applications processor series. The collaboration will deliver a secure, ultra-efficient, intelligent embedded processor for edge nodes that seamlessly runs Azure Sphe...
AIPowered protection for APIs
Thursday, June 20, 2019 by Richard Harris
The proliferation of APIs catalyzed by digital transformation initiatives is viewed as a virtual goldmine by hackers, who are hijacking tokens, cookies and keys, as well as targeting weaknesses in individual APIs. And all too often, static security controls fail to stop these attacks. Now, WSO2 and Ping Identity have partnered to protect APIs against cyber-attacks by co...
MariaDB enterprise server helps you sleep at night
Thursday, June 20, 2019 by Richard Harris
MariaDB Corporation announced the release of MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.4, code-named “Restful Nights” for the peace of mind it brings enterprise customers. Databases are the backbone of critical business services used every day. A database failure can result in sleepless nights for everyone involved. The new MariaDB Enterprise Server includes added f...
Face recognition system integrated AR glasses
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 by Christian Hargrave
Vuzix Corporation, together with NNTC, announce iFalcon Face Control Mobile, a fully autonomous AI-powered face recognition system integrated with Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses.
The iFalcon Face Control mobile solution using the Vuzix Blade was demoed at the Minister of Interior Innovation Summit in Abu Dhabi in February. Approximately 50 Vuzix Bla...
ThirdEye has a new developer program
Monday, June 10, 2019 by Richard Harris
ThirdEye Gen who creates augmented and mixed reality (MR) enterprise solutions, and is the creator of the super-small MR glasses (called X2) is now one of the first companies to offer a unique partnership opportunity for individual developers or large AR/VR software companies.
After recognizing the need for more financial accessibility and support am...
Why Glass Enterprise Edition 2 is easier to develop for and deploy
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 by Richard Harris
Google made the first prototype of "Google Glass" in early 2013, and sold them as prototypes, in limited quantity for $1,500 - a hefty price to pay but super cutting edge and they came with total geeky overload.
The official public release of the glasses game later in 2014 and was met with an abundance of backlash because of obvious privacy concerns.
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The Taiwan Tech Arena returns to CES 2019
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 by Richard Harris
A new epicenter of advanced consumer technology research and development will take center stage at CES 2019 when the Taiwan Tech Arena returns to CES 2019 to introduce the world to 44 of the most promising Taiwanese technology start-ups in the Taiwan Tech Arena located in the Eureka Park Marketplace in the Sands Expo & Convention Center at Booth #52443.
According...
OPPO R17 phone releases in style
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 by Christian Hargrave
OPPO has officially released two new R series phones - OPPO R17 and R17 Pro. With the new product positioning of the R series, OPPO R17 and R17 Pro adopt a number of innovations to bring users a smartphone series that combines artistic design and elegant technologies.
Brian Shen, Assistant Vice President of OPPO and Head of Marketing in China, said: “OPPO insis...
A designer's guide to mobile AR and VR
Thursday, August 16, 2018 by Paul Reynolds
When most people think of 3D user experiences, their mind goes straight to headsets - Oculus Rift for VR, for example, and Hololens for AR. But for designers and developers, that mindset changed dramatically last summer when Google and Apple released their mobile AR platforms - ARCore and ARKit, respectively. Almost overnight, these platforms swung the center of gravity...
Eclipse could cause millions of smart phones to fry
Saturday, August 19, 2017 by Stuart Parkerson
Virtually everyone has a smartphone and other smart devices (iPads, etc.) that offer the ability to take great images, video, and even time lapse video. These devices are going to be the go-to option for people wanting to image the Great Solar Eclipse of 2017.But what people don’t realize is that imaging the Sun with your smart device without any additional f...
NERDS GONE WILD exhibit by Todd Goldman has reached New York
Saturday, July 22, 2017 by Richard Harris
The Ross Art Group, Inc., a popular Midtown New York gallery, has announced “NERDS GONE WILD,” as part of an exclusive exhibit of original art of Todd Goldman artworks that celebrates how the tech industry and art collide. The exhibit titled “NEVER GROW UP” showcases “art you can enjoy seven days a week and it still makes you happy every time you look at it,” Goldman ce...
Oulu 5GFWD solidifies status as global 5G hub
Thursday, February 16, 2017 by Richard Harris
Can you go to school in a park through VR glasses after the speed of data transfer is no longer an issue? What will a digital Nokia factory of the future be like? How can superfast mobile technology make people’s hospital visits safer, quicker and more comfortable? 5G can make all this happen - and the Oulu 5GFWD Hackathon challenges the world’s greatest coders and ente...
Moverio BT300 Developer Edition released for developing AR apps
Friday, January 6, 2017 by Richard Harris
Create AR apps, including DJI drone apps, with the Epson Moverio BT-300 developer edition smart eyewear kit.Epson, providers of the Moverio augmented reality (AR) smart eyewear platform, has announced the immediate availability of its Moverio BT-300 Developer Edition. The new AR platform is designed for software developers creating new experiences in augmented...
How one company can improve your social interaction through VR
Tuesday, January 3, 2017 by Christian Hargrave
Virtual Reality(VR) was the latest and greatest concept of 2016, but Christmas shopping reports of 2016 saw that the VR industry underperformed its predictions. Because VR is still in its infancy, many companies, who have lagged behind, are scrambling to make more realistic content for users to provide the best possible experiences. But let's face it, in VR every detail...
Predictions from Red Hat for 2017
Saturday, December 24, 2016 by Richard Harris
Catching up with Red Hat’s mobile team on what they’re expecting to see in mobile and IT in 2017.1. Prediction: Mobile goes mainstream as part of enterprise application strategy that hinges on containers, DevOps, and microservices. There are more mobile devices in circulation than the global population and mobile searches now outstrip those from PCs; mobile can no ...
The Future of IoT
Monday, September 26, 2016 by Amit Arora
“There will be 34 billion devices connected to the internet by 2020” as per Business Insider report. “By 2020, there will be close to 10 million Internet of Things developers” predicts Vision Mobile. IoT space is surely booming in leaps and bounds. However, some questions that need an answer include what all it has in store for us in future? How would IoT affect the way...
How Developers Can Use TeamViewer to Integrate Remote Access Technology
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 by Richard Harris
We recently visited with Alfredo Patron, Vice President of Business Development at TeamViewer, to talk about how app developers can utilize the platform’s remote support, remote access, and online meeting functionality through TeamViewer’s APIs and SDK.ADM: Can you quickly detail TeamViewer’s main functionalities?Patron: TeamViewer offers cloud-based remote support and ...
Today's Gamers Playing Shorter Sessions Than Previous Generations
Monday, August 24, 2015 by Richard Harris
The IEEE has released data which shows today’s gamers play shorter sessions than previous years based on input from gamers across the globe who were invited to view and participate in a interactive timeline launched on Facebook from June 11 – July 13.IEEE is the world's largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
Augumenta Offers New Functionality to Enterprise Smartglass SDK
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 by Richard Harris
Augumenta has released new functionality to its Software Development Kit (SDK) for enterprise smartglasses applications. The platform now offers the integration of gesture control and smart surfaces, providing the basis for an enhanced and more productive user interface for augmented reality work spaces.The SDK is being used on a number of smart glasses, such as Google ...