Overstock executive named cochair of VRARA Retail Committee
Friday, January 12, 2018 by Austin Harris
Months after Overstock.com, announced the launch of its augmented reality (AR) feature within its iOS shopping app, the organization’s senior vice president of software engineering, Amit Goyal, was named as the chair to VR/AR Association (VRARA)’s global retail and e-commerce committee. Along with Goyal’s responsibility as chair, he will serve as president of the newly ...
Everything you need to know about GPU Technology Conference
Friday, May 12, 2017 by Richard Harris
Everyone is having a great time this year at NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference, so if you don't make it this year, there is always next year. The major topic this year that has stood out from the rest has to be Artificial Intelligence. As the cutting edge of AI technology gets closer to making better faster smarter mechanical beings, computer processing speeds too must...
The intersection of AR, IoT, and Apps in the legal realm
Thursday, April 27, 2017 by Adam Grant
In 2007 the Apple gave us the iPhone and Apps became the rage. While the term “Internet for things” was first coined 1999 by Kevin Ashton (one of the founders of the original Auto-ID Center at MIT), in 2013 the Global Standards Initiative on Internet of Things defined the term as “the infrastructure of the information society.” AR, or Augmented Reality, unlike virtual r...
IBM and the Weather Company just introduced mesh network alerts
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 by Richard Harris
IBM and The Weather Company, an IBM Business, have introduced a new Mesh Network Alerts technology that provides a mobile method of communicating with underserved populations in developing countries to notify of potential severe weather events or disasters - even in areas with limited Internet connection, or cellular networks are disrupted due to an outage. Develop...
What's so tricky about Android security anyway
Monday, December 12, 2016 by Don Duncan
Android authentication can be a tricky business because it can help identify the user, but it can also open the door to hackers at the same time. It all comes down to the device administrator access which comes with a lot of benefits like. Device administrator access provides complete device management access rights that include creating and managing poli...
Apps with Haptic Effects Are More Engaging Says Immersion, Maker of TouchSense SDK
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 by Richard Harris
How do you make your app or game stand out in the Google Play Store? Immersion claims that implementing haptic effects creates a more engaging experience for your users, resulting in longer time spent within in the app and high user retention! Mobile games that have included Immersion’s TouchSense Technology have seen 20% higher user retention and 24% more revenue per i...
Open Source Virtual Reality Platform now Supports Android
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 by Richard Harris
The Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR), an organization working towards an open standard for virtual reality devices, has announced that OSVR software now accommodates Android devices, adding to existing distribution for Windows and Linux.To demonstrate the Android support for mobile VR enabling cross compatibility between hardware and mobile content integrated with OSV...
What App Developers Really Think of the IoT and Connectivity Opportunity
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
If I hear or see the word “disruptive” describing a company’s product one more time I think I’m going to scream. In this industry, we come up with a term and then bang the heck out of it. Apple’s introduction of the iPhone, iPad and App Store was disruptive; they changed our society in less than a generation. Uber? Someone’s going to give me a ride, maybe nicer than a c...
