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Cambridge researchers create VR software that allows scientists to ‘walk’ inside cells
A collaborative project between 3D image analysis software company Lume VR Ltd. and scientists at the University of Cambridge showed off a new virtual reality tool today that gives scientists a new view of the inner workings of human cells. The researchers hope the Google Street View-style tool will provide an up close and personal ...
Zappar announces Kickstarter for an affordable $40 ZapBox mixed-reality headset
Zappar Ltd., a London-based augmented reality platform and creative studio for mobile apps, announced Wednesday the launch of a Kickstarter to fund the launch of a ZapBox, a new mixed-reality device designed to bring immersive AR experiences to customers on the mass market with an affordable $40 price tag. The device looks a bit unorthodox because it’s not ...
Google launches Google Workspace to integrate all its remote work tools together
Google LLC today announced the launch of Google Workspace, a platform that brings together the entire G Suite of Google cloud tools for messaging, meetings, docs and tasks into one place for office and remote work under one interface. “This is the end of the ‘office’ as we know it,” said Javier Soltero, vice president ...
Nvidia’s Omniverse real-time photorealistic 3D collaboration platform is coming in beta
Nvidia Corp. today announced that architects, engineers and other creators will soon have access to Nvidia Omniverse, a platform that will enable them to collaborate on 3D photorealistic, real-time engineering simulations from the office or at home. The open beta, which will arrive this fall, follows the early access program that included Ericsson, Foster and ...
CircleCI introduces the Insights dashboard for DevOps teams
CircleCI Inc., a software deployment and integration platform for DevOps, the practice of combining software development and information technology operations, today announced the launch of “Insights,” a dashboard that will give engineering teams actionable data for optimizing development pipelines. “Until now, it’s been incredibly difficult to get a pulse on the development process,” said Jim Rose, ...
Google launches new 5G Pixel phones, Nest smart speakers and Chromecast for TV
Google LLC today launched a raft of new devices ranging from a new flagship Pixel 5 phone and a Pixel 4a phone with 5G capability to a Nest smart speaker and a Chromecast media streaming device paired with a Google TV service. “Given what’s going on today, Google’s north star of being helpful to people ...
Twilio launches major platform updates around video and customer communication
Cloud communications platform Twilio Inc. today announced major platform enhancements at its developer and customer virtual conference Signal 2020 that will assist enterprise businesses to communicate better with their customers. Recent research by Twilio found that 97% of enterprises have begun to accelerate digital transformation efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need ...
Preciate Social launches virtual socialization platform for company collaboration and parties
Preciate Inc., a social platform for businesses, today announced the launch of Preciate Social, its first virtual socializing platform for teams. The platform was built from the ground up by Preciate to provide an immersive experience via the web to be as accessible as possible. It attempts to replicate the atmosphere of real-life business collaboration, ...
Amazon debuts new Echo, Fire TV, Ring devices and more, with an Alexa boost
Amazon.com Inc. today announced a panoply of new devices at its annual Devices and Services hardware event, including new Echo, Ring, Fire TV and other devices — as well as a novel indoor drone security cam. Many of these products use Amazon Alexa, whose voice-powered capabilities got a boost from artificial intelligence to hold more ...
8th Wall brings web-ready AR experiences to curved surfaces for bottles and cans
Augmented reality platform solution developer 8th Wall Inc. today announced the launch of Curved Image Targets, the first development platform with tools to create web-based AR experiences that are activated by and can interact with cylindrical and conical-shaped objects. 8th Wall teamed up with Siduri Wines, which has become the first brand to showcase the ...