Lenovo’s Windows VR headset will do affordable room-scale virtual reality
Inside the headset there's two 1440 x 1440 OLED screens, which should in theory give the headset a higher resolution than both the HTC Viveand Oculus Rift. And because the headset runs on the Windows Holographic platform, it can deliver room-scale VR, without the need for any external cameras or sensors. Instead, Lenovo's headset has front-mounted cameras to pick up depth information.
Lenovo has said it won't be making any motion controllers to use with the headset, but you'll be able to use an Xbox controller or any third-party one that works with Windows Holographic, more of which should arrive during the year.
See the full story here: http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/139842-lenovo-s-windows-vr-headset-will-do-affordable-room-scale-virtual-reality
Insta360 Nano First Camera Supports Twitter and Live 360 Video
Insta360 Nano, the world’s most popular clip-on 360 camera for iPhones, is the first 360 camera natively integrated with Periscope to support live 360 video. The new feature will enable anyone with a Insta360 camera to livestream 360-degree videos of live events, travel adventures, parties, gigs, festivals, or sports activities straight to Twitter and Periscope. To check out more 360 degree cameras, Check out The 360 Degree Camera Comparison Guide.
See the full story here: https://virtualrealityreporter.com/insta360-nano-vr-360-camera-live-video-twitter/
Stepping Into a 1920s Paris Apartment, From Fifth Avenue
She shrieked again when I revealed the secret, the thing I had not told her at breakfast: that the Chareau exhibit featured a virtual-reality re-creation of the apartment. (Credit for the mesmerizing display goes to the architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro.)
She put the virtual-reality headset to her eyes and was transported to the summer of 1969, the first time her parents had taken her and her siblings to Paris. Her father, by then in his 40s, had finally decided it was safe to go.
He had stayed away since shortly after World War II, worried that the French authorities would pull him aside in the customs line at the airport and send him back to the army. He had served in Charles de Gaulle’s Free French Forces. He left the army with a letter from Georges F. Doriot, himself a French émigré who had served in the United States Army, promising him a place at the Harvard Business School.
As my father-in-law told the story — and he told it often — his real motivation was avoiding the next conflict, in Indochina.
See the full story here: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/01/nyregion/stepping-into-a-1920s-paris-apartment-from-fifth-avenue.html?_r=0
Data Breaches, Whistleblowers and Augmented Reality Will Confront Courts in 2017
In re Pokemon Go Nuisance Litigation (N.D. Cal. – San Francisco)
What happens when people playing an "augmented reality" game on their smartphone become a real-world nuisance? U.S. District Judge James Donato of the Northern District of California is set to oversee test cases delving into that question.
Rabin v. PricewaterhouseCoopers (N.D. Cal. – San Francisco)
PricewaterhouseCoopers, one of the "Big 4" of the accounting world, was hit last May with a federal lawsuit in San Francisco alleging that it has systematically attempted to fill its ranks with "millennials" while denying work opportunities to older accountants. It's one of a stream of recent age discrimination suits—others have targeted Silicon Valley firms like Hewlett-Packard—and attempts to take on common corporate practices like university campus recruiting.
Dynamex Operations West v. Superior Court (California Supreme Court)
At stake is whether a worker should be considered an employee—and not an independent contractor—only if the employer demonstrates "control" over the laborer, or if broader factors set out by the state's Industrial Welfare Commission should be considered as well. Those encompass both control over wages and hours, or just requiring or permitting work (known as the "suffer-or-permit" standard).
See the full story here: http://www.therecorder.com/id=1202775885942/Data-Breaches-Whistleblowers-and-Augmented-Reality-Will-Confront-Courts-in-2017?slreturn=20161131194332
Alabama AD Bill Battle Talks iBeacon Technology, In-Venue Seat Upgrades, Augmented Reality
5) What are some of the ways in which the Alabama athletic department has integrated new forms of technology into Bryant-Denny Stadium to enhance the fan experience?
- Experience App: In-venue seat upgrades, behind-the-scenes tours, ability to run out on the field with the team, etc.
- Cellular DAS: Not exactly new technology, but ubiquitous connectivity is still an art by which (according to my people) all venues are challenged.
- iBeacons: Wireless loyalty/rewards offerings. As a rewards member walks near a beacon, their phone can provide a range of interactions where we issue points for staying until after the game was over or simply walking by a concession stand and getting a coupon for a hot dog.
6) Give us your bold prediction about a form of technology that will be integral to college athletics over the next 12 months and why?
Performance Analytics vs. Artificial Intelligence (AI). Can we accurately predict and prevent some injuries based off of collected data? An algorithmic-based approach is key now, but how does AI and supercomputing begin to play a role in this process? There is nothing new with the analytics here, but having the ability to see reports and make decisions in near real-time can be the game changer.
See the full story here: http://www.sporttechie.com/2016/12/31/expert-series/alabama-ad-bill-battle-talks-ibeacon-technology-in-venue-seat-upgrades-augmented-reality/
Get Ready For Multisensory Virtual Reality That Goes Far Beyond Sight And Sound
In October, I had the opportunity to try out the Rez Synesthesia Suit: A Velcro-on body rig concept that uses countless pulsing motors to add the sense of touch to virtual reality experiences. The experience was rough, but somewhat amazing: As I waved my hand through HTC Vive-rendered bubbles, I could "feel" their presence.
If you don't remember the Digiscents iSmell Personal Scent Synthesizer, you are far from alone. Widely regarded as one of the biggest flops in gadget history (and and a mainstay of "Worst Ever" lists), the 2001 computer peripheral promised to emit a wide range of specific smells while users surfed the Web. As Wikipedia describes it: "The device contained a cartridge with 128 'primary odors' which could be mixed to replicate natural and man-made odors. DigiScents had indexed thousands of common odors, which could be coded, digitized, and embedded into web pages or email."