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UploadVR’s 2016 Game of the Year Winners
Last week we announced a comprehensive list of nominees for our 2016 Game of the Year Awards. There were over 20 categories selected with approximately 4-8 different games and experiences nominated for each category. That all adds up to a ton of amazing content we saw in VR’s first full year of consumer adoption. We teamed…
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Red Envelopes
Dans un précédent billet, je vous avais parlé de l’explosion des agents conversationnel et du positionnement de VISEO et SARAH. Aujourd’hui WeChat, qui est très présent dans les pays asiatiques et un modèle pour Facebook Messenger, fournit des chiffres d’usage du service en 2016. En septembre 2016 il y avait 768 millions (+35%) de personne…
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Google Tango on Lenovo’s Phab 2 Pro: a work in progress
There’s a lot going on with the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro smartphone, a dizzying array of things to consider. The first is that it’s massive, barely qualifying as a phone, with a 6.4-inch display and hard, chamfered edges that make it feel like a weaponized phablet. The second thing to consider is that this a…
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The price of bitcoin is creeping back toward its 3-year high of $1,000
Does it feel like the only time you hear about Bitcoin is when the price is either abruptly soaring or sinking? Us too! This time it’s soaring. Bitcoin is up about 30% over the last month, and about 50% over the last 3 months. The current price is hovering right around $950. The last time it…
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No Vive 2 At CES, HTC Confirms
I’d wager most people who bought the HTC Vive love the unit but wish a new version would bring key improvements. A slimmer design and lighter cord, a better fit for the face and more ergonomic controllers without hard-to-reach grip buttons are all near the top of the early adopter wish list. HTC relies on Valve’s lighthouse…
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Il pensait avoir une guitare sous le sapin mais… quel troll, son frère !
Lorsque vient le moment de préparer un paquet cadeau, certains prennent à peine le temps de faire la chose correctement et d’autres, a contrario, y mettent une intention toute particulière. Il fallait au moins ça pour réaliser ce troll parfait. À première vue, c’est une guitare qui se trouve sous le sapin, mais… « Mon frère…
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Meet the World’s First Dimensioning Instrument
Finding the dimensions of something just got a lot easier. The post Meet the World’s First Dimensioning Instrument appeared first on Futurism. Source: <a href="Meet the World’s First Dimensioning Instrument« >TheOldReader
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Police want an Echo’s data to prove a murder case, but how much does it really know?
Police in Bentonville, Arkansas are turning to Amazon to help prosecute a suspected murderer. The case, which was first spotted by The Information and goes back to 2015, shines a light on how smart home devices might start playing a larger role in future criminal investigations. James Andrew Bates was charged with first-degree murder after…
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Une carte de voeux qui cache une platine vinyle pour Noël
Une carte de voeux ou d’anniversaire fait toujours plaisir. Mais si on parvient à surprendre son interlocuteur avec une mélodie, c’est encore plus sympa ! Au Royaume-Uni, la startup Recards commercialise des kits qui vont vous permettre de créer des cartes créatives qui cachent une platine vinyle. Pour Noël, vous pouvez donc prévoir de préparer des…
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Can you tell the difference between Bach and RoboBach?
Artificial intelligence can imitate the works of Bach so well that you (probably) can’t tell the difference. Don’t believe me? Try it for yourself. The computer-generated music in these samples is the work of DeepBach — a deep learning-powered program created by Gaetan Hadjeres and François Pachet of the Sony Computer Science Laboratories in Paris.…
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