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Steppingstone VR Uses Multi-Platform Electromagnetic Propulsion To Fight Sim Sickness
Steppingstone VR thinks its new approach to VR locomotion might be the one to solve simulation sickness. The company is working on a motion platform that uses electromagnetic propulsion to physically move players around as they stand/sit on a platform. You can see it in the early prototype video below; the platform gets its power supply from a specialized floor,…
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Samsung’s stylish The Frame and Serif 4K TVs will soon come in more sizes with better picture quality
Ahead of CES, Samsung is announcing upcoming refreshes of its two most stylish 4K TVs, The Frame and Serif. These are lifestyle pieces that aim to make people rethink what a TV can and should look like. They don’t offer Samsung’s best picture performance — that’s still reserved for the proper QLED lineup — but they’re definitely good for attracting…
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These are the Planters You are Looking For!
Etsy user RedwoodStoneworks uses silicone molds and a little plaster to make what have to be the most awesome planters that have ever been created. Don’t believe me? Check those out: From RedwoodStoneworks: Each piece is finely finished, I make each one from scratch, sanding and beveling all rough edges for a smooth finely finished look! All details for realistic…
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These face-generating systems are getting rather too creepily good for my liking
Machine learning models are getting quite good at generating realistic human faces — so good that I may never trust a machine, or human, to be real ever again. The new approach, from researchers at Nvidia, leapfrogs others by separating levels of detail in the faces and allowing them to be tweaked separately. The results are eerily realistic. The paper,…
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Salesforce Opens Up Lightning Platform to World’s 7 Million+ Javascript Developers
In a move that will open its platform to the more than 7 million worldwide Javascript developers, Salesforce today announced its Lightning Web Components Framework; a technology that makes it possible for developers to use the Javascript programming language to customize browser-based web applications built on top of Salesforce’s core capabilities in the same way they might use Javascript to…
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Trello acquires Butler to add power of automation
Trello, the organizational tool owned by Atlassian, announced an acquisition of its very own this morning when it bought Butler for an undisclosed amount. What Butler brings to Trello is the power of automation, stringing together a bunch of commands to make something complex happen automatically. As Trello’s Michael Pryor pointed out in a blog post announcing the acquisition, we…
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China’s JD.com teams up with Intel to develop ‘smart’ retail experiences
Months after it landed a major $550 million investment from Google, China’s JD.com — the country’s second highest-profile investor behind Alibaba — has teamed up with another U.S. tech giant: Intel. JD and Intel said today that they will set up a “lab” focused on bringing internet-of-things technology into the retail process. That could include new-generation vending machines, advertising experiences,…
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Jibo Shuts Down, Selling Off Robot Parts
Jibo was one of the best funded and most publicized social robots around. Despite that, it appears the company and robot are no more. An investment management firm in New York purchased the assets on June 20, 2018. According to The Robot Report: “Social robot maker Jibo has sold its IP assets. According to a former Jibo executive with direct knowledge of the…
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7 things to think about voice
Tom Goodwin Contributor Share on Twitter Tom Goodwin is EVP, head of innovation at Zenith Media and the co-founder of the Interesting People in Interesting Times event series and podcast. More posts by this contributor Social media, politics, and the bubble of distraction Patterns, Predictability, and the Rise of Donald Trump The next few years will see voice automation take…
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On The Naughty/Nice List Sweater
Walking the thin line between naughty and nice is easier than ever when you show up dressed in this naughty/nice list sweater. The eye-catching design lets you flip-flop between the naughty and nice list depending on your current mood. Check it out $19.58 Source: On The Naughty/Nice List Sweater
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