Snap Pictures with Telekinesis? This Video Might Freak Out Anyone Into Privacy…
Whether its on vacation, at work or just in our everyday lives, we’ve all taken “mental pictures.” But now, thanks to a new app called MindRDR, you can take a photo by just using your mental power. As...
View ArticleA Virtual Reality Headset for Under $30 … Yes, Really!
While there’s been plenty of excitement surrounding the imminent release of the Oculus Rift, the virtual reality 3D immersive headset’s $350 price tag is keeping many people from making the early leap...
View ArticleAre You Ready For Live Action VR?
With news that the much-heralded Oculus Rift has begun shipping, the virtual reality world is already relishing the opportunity to take that next big step. But, what if you could sit on your couch and...
View ArticleAugmented Reality Gear Puts Eyes in the Back of Your Head
While I’m pretty sure my mom had eyes in the back of her head, motorists and motorcyclists have always been limited to looking forward with only rear view mirrors offering a glimpse of what’s behind...
View ArticleNow, Computers Can Actually Think Like Humans
We’ve all known someone with the “brain like a computer.” But now, thanks to IBM‘s new True North processor, the world has a computer chip that thinks like a human brain. Billed as a “neurosynaptic...
View ArticleYou May Never Look at AR Heads-Up Displays the Same Again
Thanks to science fiction movies, most people think of augmented reality interfaces in terms of rotating, wall size, 3D holograms that can be manipulated with just a wave of the hand. While Google...
View ArticleGet Inside Big Data Through VR
When you consider that our world creates 1.7 million bytes of data every minute, roughly the equivalent of 360,000 DVDs, you can understand why many people might have trouble wrapping their head around...
View ArticleEver Wanted to Change the Past? Now You Can … Virtually
Whether its H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine, Stephen King’s mysterious portal in his book 11/22/63 or Marty McFly’s nuclear-powered DeLorean in Back To The Future, the idea of time travel has long been a...
View ArticleAugmented Reality Turns the Hard Hat into a Thinking Cap
A couple of months ago, a Emerj podcast featured Augmate CEO Pete Wassell predicting that the first mainstream uses of Augmented Reality might be a bit more “blue collar” than “Buck Rogers.” And now,...
View ArticleIs Virtual Reality In-Flight Entertainment Ready for Takeoff?
Apparently, it takes more than a movie and free drink tickets to keep airline passengers happy these days. Anyone who’s ever flown has likely experienced the dread of landing that cramped middle seat,...
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