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Doppler Labs Tech Will Give You Superman-Style Hearing

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Ever since Steve Austin displayed his bionic powers on The Six Million Dollar Man, we’ve been talking about adding body parts that make us superhuman. These days, the most likely body part to get upgraded by mass-market technology is our ears. Our eyes lost out when Google Glass proved to be about as useful as a… Continue reading “Doppler Labs Tech Will Give You Superman-Style Hearing”

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WiseSec “Genii” Hub Could Control 800,000 devices

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If the objective of the Internet of Things is to connect and control everything online, Israeli start-up WiseSec can perhaps be called the world’s biggest IoT company. That’s because its latest gadget — the Genii — allows users to control a whopping 800,000 devices from their smartphones. Using a clever combination of web technology, infrared beams,… Continue reading “WiseSec “Genii” Hub Could Control 800,000 devices”

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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ App Brings AR Features

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Lucasfilm and Disney Interactive have launched an official Star Wars: The Force Awakens app to give fans information about the movie, offer games, AR and other interactive features. The app was launched at San Diego Comic-Con 2015 and fans were given the opportunity to try a special augmented reality experience through the app at Lucasfilm booth.… Continue reading “‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ App Brings AR Features”

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SoftKinetic Helps Turn Virtual Reality Into A Social Experience

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Company First to Allow Multiple Players to Interact Directly in Virtual Environment SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Augmented World Expo — SoftKinetic®, the world’s leading provider of 3D vision and gesture recognition solutions, today announced it is expanding the virtual reality (VR) experience into a social, multi-player environment, using its unique 3D vision… Continue reading “SoftKinetic Helps Turn Virtual Reality Into A Social Experience”

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Facebook’s Oculus VR Buys Startup Surreal Vision

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[box type=”info”]The Architechnologist first introduced Surreal Vision back in September 2014 in an article called “Oculus Rift, The Carpet Always Matches The Drapes” while the company was still a project from the Imperial College London.
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Facebook’s Oculus VR unit has acquired Surreal Vision, a company best known for creating a program which virtually projected Facebook’s website onto a wall inside an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. No sale price was disclosed but the company had four employees, according to LinkedIn. It’s an interesting purchase by Oculus, which itself was acquired by… Continue reading “Facebook’s Oculus VR Buys Startup Surreal Vision”

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Lumo Floor Projection Technology For Kids

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Augmented reality projector gives young children active, social play and simple game creation tools. LOS ANGELES, May 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Studies confirm that addictive, screen-based experiences negatively impact the activity level and social development of young children. Now one Canadian technology company has found a way to combine the best of interactive digital content with… Continue reading “Lumo Floor Projection Technology For Kids”