BROWSING: VR

Intel acquires Movidius to accelerate machine vision strategy

Intel announced its intention to acquire machine vision specialist Movidius, to further strengthen its position within computer vision, deep learning. In a move to strengthen its position in the growing computer vision market, Intel announced its intention to acquire machine vision specialist Movidius. Machine vision uses cameras...

Analyst Angle: Virtual reality – amazing demos will (eventually) lead to a large market opportunity

Virtual reality remains a new mobile technology, but software advances are expected to drive VR into successful markets over time One of the new “mobile” devices that have received a lot of attention recently is virtual reality: wearing a headset/goggles that provides a display connected...

VR for IIoT: Oculus used for crane operation system

VR for IIoT is coming: Hiab is planning to launch a crane operation system that uses real-time virtual reality video technology. The innovation offers safety and productivity gains. VR for IIoT has the potential to transform many industries by enabling remote operations. Thanks to virtual reality...

Cellphone stores: an experiential marketing revolution? Telecom Careers Insider Episode 17

Will gigabit, IoT, 4K, VR, 5G and Raspberry Pi revolutionize the cell phone store experience? The Apple Store concept was an evolutionary step in the cellphone store buying experience. Apple surrounded the consumer with plenty of tech toys, non-commissioned, low-key staff, and of course...

Developing VR content

This week I'm talking to Daniel Buchanan of VARDNet. Daniel's startup is working with the University of Tennessee football team to develop VR quarterback training. We'll look at some of the hardware and software available for these projects. https://youtu.be/TNlW9km6dfA

Making Virtual Reality – Coders Episode 19

This episode of Coders includes a talk with a trio of entrepreneurs looking to start a VR (Virtual Reality) company. Called UnrealVirtual, the founders hope to create VR content using cameras and 3D imaging tools. One challenge for VR on mobile: bandwidth. Capturing VR requires...

Coders: Episode 12 – Google IO 2015 and a simple Arduino project

Yesterday's Google IO keynote gives us plenty to talk about, with updates on Project Loon, Android Wear, and the introduction of cloud testing, an IoT solution for developers, Android M, Google Photos and more. Android M is particularly notable for the introduction of system-level support...